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           FINAL FANTASY IX SECRETS AND SIDE QUEST GUIDE
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       Final Fantasy IX Secrets And Side Quest Guide Version 6.0
            For Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2 Only
                          By YEE SENG FU
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Introduction
============
I know I am a 'talkactive' person, especially when it comes to talking
about games. Well, since this is my first and most likely ONLY
Final Fantasy IX faq, allow me to speak more and please endure my
longwindedness. Thank you!

Final Fantasy IX, the ninth installment, is SQUARESOFT's last Final
Fantasy for the PlayStation. The Final Fantasy series once again
unleashes an enthralling saga of epic proportions with Final Fantasy
IX. It brings back the traditional RPG elements [like armours] and is
directed more towards a magical tale and fantasy style unlike the
previous two more serious type Final Fantasies.

Graphically, Final Fantasy IX doesn't show a quantum leap over Final
Fantasy VIII. It seems that the Final Fantasy series has reached its
peak in terms of 32-bit graphics at VIII. Final Fantasy IX uses similar
graphic engine, just like Final Fantasy VIII and demonstrates the
PlayStation technology to the fullest. The only noticeable difference
is the inproportionate character design style by Yoshitaka Amano. 'Old'
diehard FFs fans will definitely welcome Yoshitaka Amano's artworks.
Nevertheless, Final Fantasy IX manages to maintain the standard set
by Final Fantasy VIII graphically. Well, we can't complain too much
since the PlayStation is getting 'old'.

Final Fantasy IX lacks the innovations when you talk about combat,
when being compared to the last few Final Fantasies, particularly VI
to VIII. Analyse the combat system carefully and you will find that
a lot of concepts are recycled and modified ideas in Final Fantasy
IX. Well, this isn't really bad since I find that the concept behind
the combat system like Trance, learning abilities etc, are very easy
to grasp.

Despite all these, Final Fantasy IX is definitely a great RPG for
everyone. Final Fantasy IX has tons of secrets and sidequests to
keep every RPG veteran satisfied and because of that, I have written
this faq. This is by far the only faq that compiles almost all the
secrets and sidequests in Final Fantasy IX. Furthermore, I have
classified all of them into various groups like mini-games, side
quests, secrets etc to make reading easier. Because of that, you
will notice multiple content page. However, while using this faq,
you might discover quite a lot of SPOILERS. So, use this faq at YOUR
OWN RISK. I have already done my best to reduce the spoilers. With
all these said, I shall proceed on to the faq. I hope that you will
enjoy reading this faq. Feel free to give any comments.

Update
============
Version 1.0   [12th December 2000]     [100KB]
-  Introduction section is done.
-  Plan the layout of the faq and added content section.
-  'Jump Rope' section is done.
-  'Racing Hippaul' section is done.
-  'Nero Brothers Gambling' section is done.
-  All Chocobo-related content is done.
-  'Revival Of Mognet' section is done.
-  'Feed The Moogle Family' section is done.
-  'Stellazzio: Zodiac Coins' section is done.
-  'Treno Weapon Shop Monsters' section is done.
-  'Frog Catching' section is done.
-  'Friendly Monsters' section is done.
-  'The Ragtime Mouse' section is done.
-  'Tetra Master' section is done.
-  'Treno Auction' section is done.
-  'Final Fantasy III Music [Japanese]' section is done.
-  'Getting Excalibur' section is done.
-  'Getting Excalibur II' section is done.
-  'Quan's Dwelling Reunion' section is done.
-  'Renaming Characters' section is done.
-  'Ranking In Daguerreo' section is done.
-  'Secret Of The Eidolon Wall' section is done.
-  'Legendary Synthesis Shop' section is done.
-  'Blackjack' section is done.
-  'Final Fantasy IX's Second Ending' section is done.
-  'Action Ability' section is done.
-  'Tantarian' section is done.
-  'Quale' section is done.
-  'Hades' section is done.
-  'Ozma' section is done.
-  'Hippaul's Secret' section is done.
-  'Mugger... Or Card Guru?' section is done.
-  'Pet Finder' section is done.
-  'Performance Of A Lifetime' section is done.
-  'Knights Of Pluto' section is done.
-  'Festival Of The Hunt' section is done.
-  'Obtaining Power Belt' section is done.
-  'Obtaining Chimera Armlet' section is done.
-  'Crime And Punishment' section is done.
-  'Home Sweet Home' section is done.
-  'Hippo's Prize' section is done.
-  'Good Old Days' section is done.
-  'Collector's Rank' section is done.
-  'Five Card Masters' section is done.
-  'Save The Queen' section is done.
-  'Kalisto' section is done.
-  'Song Lyrics: Melodies Of Life' section is done.
-  'Copyright Protected' section is done.
-  Based on the US version.

Version 2.0   [13th December 2000]     [117KB]
-  'Mr. Morrid's Coffee' section is done.
-  'Figurines' section is done.
-  'Summoning Secrets' section is done.
-  'Dealing With Undead Monsters' section is done.
-  'Coloured Stone' section is done.
-  Based on the US version.

Version 3.0   [14th December 2000]     [125KB]
-  Move 'Blackjack' section from 'Secrets [General]' content to
   'Mini-Games' content.
-  Move 'Renaming Characters' section from 'Secrets [General]'
   content to 'Secrets [Daguerreo]' content.
-  Move 'Ranking In Daguerreo' section from 'Secrets [General]'
   content to 'Secrets [Daguerreo]' content.
-  'Eiko's Cooking' section is done.
-  'Blessing Of The Dragon God' section is done.
-  'Supply Problems In Daguerreo' section is done.
-  'An Exchange In Daguerreo' section is done.
-  'Like Walking Backwards' section is done.
-  'Secret Combination' section is done.
-  Based on the US version.

Version 4.0   [15th December 2000]     [158KB]
-  Added some strategies for fighting Quale.
-  Added 13 questions out of 16 questions asked by the Ragtime Mouse.
-  'A Secret With Ruby' section is done.
-  'List Of Strongest Weapons' section is done.
-  'Frequently-Asked-Questions' section is done.
-  'Credit' section is done.
-  Based on the US version.

Version 5.0   [17th December 2000]     [187KB]
-  Move the strategies for fighting Quale in the 'Frog Catching'
   section from 'Side Quest' content to 'Secrets [Optional Boss]'
   content.
-  Added my own Final Fantasy IX ASCII Logo.
-  Added more details on where to get the Mini-Prima Vista after
   Mr. Morrid mails the model ship to you when you give him all
   the three coffees. Please see 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee' section
   in the 'Side Quest' content for more details.
-  Added some details about what Friendly Yan will say if you beat
   Ozma before encountering it in the 'Friendly Monsters' section
   in the 'Side Quest' content.
-  Added two more questions asked by the Ragtime Mouse, contributed
   by readers.
-  Added complete card list in the 'Tetra Master' section in the
   'Side Quest' content.
-  Added my own strategy of fighting Hades in the 'Hades' section
   in the 'Secrets [Optional Boss]' section.
-  Added my own strategy of fighting Ozma in the 'Ozma' section
   in the 'Secrets [Optional Boss]' section.
-  Added some information in the 'Eiko's Cooking' section in the
   'Secrets [Madain Sari]'. How well Eiko's meal is cooked, will
   affect the dialogues that you are going to get later on.
-  Updated the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions' section.
-  Based on the US version.

Version 6.0   [18th December 2000]     [201KB]
-  Correct some minor errors and spelling mistakes.
-  'Auto-Potion' section is done.
-  'Ability-Up' section is done.
-  Added more details on how to fight Ozma in the 'Ozma' section
   in the 'Secrets [Optional Boss]' section.
-  Updated the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions' section.
-  Based on the US version.

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|Phew!!! This is the fourth release of this faq. I am happy to say   |
|that I have completed all the sections. This is by far the most     |
|comprehensive Final Fantasy IX guide so far that covers almost all  |
|the secrets in the game. CONTRIBUTIONS are welcomed. If you have    |
|any question to ask, please read the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions'   |
|section. Since the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions' section is now      |
|ready, I will start to IGNORE mails if I find that the question you |
|want to ask can be found there. If there's any error or suggestion  |
|you want to make, feel free to e-mail me at <ysf@pacific.net.sg>.   |
|Thanks for reading this faq and all the support you have given to   |
|me. If you have the ONE MISSING question asked by the Ragtime       |
|Mouse that I do not have, please TELL me and I will definitely GIVE |
|you CREDITS.                                                        |
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Content     - Mini-Games
============
     i)Jump Rope
    ii)Racing Hippaul
   iii)Nero Brothers' Gambling
    iv)Chocobo Hot and Cold Game
     v)Blackjack

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=======================================================================
I)Jump Rope
=======================================================================
The first mini-game that you will encounter in Final Fantasy IX is the
jump rope mini-game in Alexandria. To participate in this mini-game,
have Vivi approach the little girls who are jumping rope to the left
of the ticket booth. This is a good opportunity to get some extremely
rare cards, and maybe obtain a key item early in the game.

Playing The Game:
----------------
After Vivi moves over the rope, press the Circle button to begin the
game. Each time a '!' appears over Vivi's head, press the X button
to jump.

Things To Take Note:
-------------------
Don't underestimate this game. The speed at which the rope moves
increases at 20 jumps, again at 50 jumps and then again at 100
jumps. At 200 jumps, though the speed subsides a little bit, the
timing is quite different. From 300 jumps and onwards, the timing
remains the same.

You can only win each reward one at a time. Even if you start over
and achieve the number of jumps you have made previously, you will
not recieve the same reward again.

Where and When To Play:
----------------------
a)You can play the mini-game at the beginning of disc one to the
  left of the ticket booth.
b)From disc three onwards, the girls move their games to the moogle's
  bell tower. In disc three and four, you can ONLY play if you have
  VIVI or EIKO in your PARTY.

Rewards
-------

 ________________________________
|No of Jumps  |Rewards           | Honestly speaking, I haven't
|_____________|__________________| really tried the jumping rope
|   20 jumps  |10 Gil            | game yet. To me, it seems
|_____________|__________________| very impossible for me to
|   50 jumps  |Cactuar Card      | achieve 1000 jumps. Maybe, I
|_____________|__________________| didn't really try hard enough.
|  100 jumps  |Genji Card        |
|_____________|__________________|
|  200 jumps  |Alexandria Card   | Also, take note that 'King Of
|_____________|__________________| Jump Rope' is a key item.
|  300 jumps  |Tiger Racket Card | I didn't get this key item.
|_____________|__________________| <Shrug>
| 1000 jumps  |King Of Jump Rope |
|_____________|__________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the list of rewards that you get  |
|      |for playing the Jump Rope mini-game.                       |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
II)Racing Hippaul
=======================================================================
This mini-game is a good opportunity to get some rare cards, as well
as getting a key item. You can only take part in this mini-game with
Vivi at the beginning of disc three when you are in Alexandria. Note
that if accept to see Ruby's play in disc three, the mini-games,
including racing with Hippaul will end. So, accept Ruby's request
only after you have played the mini-games.

You can find Hippaul and his mother on the main street of Alexandria.
Speak to Hippaul's mother and agree to help Hippaul to cut down his
weight. [Hippaul's too fat] Thus, a race with Hippaul starts. Tap the
Circle and Square buttons to run. The race ends when both reaches the
finish line. Hippaul's level will increase when you keep racing with
him. The higher his level is, he runs faster. For every 10 levels that
Hippaul gains, his mother will give you a card. You can keep winning
a card until level 70 and at level 80, you recieve a key item.
Actually, the maximum level Hippaul can reach is 100 but you won't
get any reward when Hippaul is above level 80. So, stop when Hippaul
is level 80. Here's the reward:

 ___________________________________
|Hippaul's Level |Reward            | Athlete Queen is the key item
|________________|__________________| I have one question. How come
|Level 10        |Wyerd Card        | it's Athlete Queen, but not
|________________|__________________| Athelete King? Vivi's not a
|Level 20        |Carrion Worm Card | female. Want to know why? See
|________________|__________________| the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions'
|Level 30        |Tantarian Card    | section in 'Miscellaneous'
|________________|__________________| content for more details.
|Level 40        |Armstrong Card    | Hmm.. this is another mini-game
|________________|__________________| that I really didn't spend time
|Level 50        |Ribbon Card       | to play. I remembered I only
|________________|__________________| levelled up Hippaul to 10 and
|Level 60        |Nova Dragon Card  | got a Wyerd Card and stopped
|________________|__________________| playing. Hmm... I didn't know
|Level 70        |Genji Card        | I could get quite a few rare
|________________|__________________| cards by playing this mini-game.
|Level 80        |Athlete Queen     | <Shrug> Never mind!!!
|________________|__________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the list of rewards that you get  |
|      |for racing with Hippaul.                                   |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
III)Nero Brothers' Gambling
=======================================================================
At the beginning of disc three, enter Alexandria's weapon shop with
Zidane. You will find the Nero brothers, Benero, Genero, Zenero. [Man,
these three brothers look so identical.] The mini-game resembles a
shell game. The three brothers will shuffle their positions and after
shuffling, they will ask you to identify one of their brothers. If
answer correctly, you can choose to continue on the game or recieve
your reward. However, if you identify wrongly, you lose everything.
The answer's either left, centre or right. The only reward you get
is gil and you can max it up to 25,600 gil.

 ____________________________________________________________________
|TIPS  |The only tip I can give to you is to make use of the 'Start' |
|      |button by pausing the game. Another tip found in PlayOnline  |
|      |is to record the game with a VCR and then play it in slow    |
|      |motion. This makes identifying easier. But, the question I   |
|      |want to ask is why take the trouble?                         |
|______|_____________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the VCR tips.                     |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
IV)Chocobo Hot and Cold Game
=======================================================================
The Chocobo Hot and Cold game is by far the most complex and enjoyable
mini-game of all. That's what I personally feel. I won't really cover
anything about this Chocobo mini-game for a reason. You can find all
the information needed in my Final Fantasy IX Chocobo Hot and Cold
guide.

=======================================================================
V)Blackjack
=======================================================================
Watch the ending from start to the end, if not, this trick will not
work. You will reach the screen which says 'The End' and you will
also hear the familiar Final Fantasy 'Crystal Theme'. Now, input
these codes:

R2, L1, R2, R2, Up, X, Right, Circle, Down, Triangle, L2, R1, R2, L1,
Square, Square.

You should hear a chime, if I am not wrong. Then, press the X button
to play Blackjack. [I suppose everyone knows how to play Blackjack,
right?]

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Side Quest
============
     i)Chocobo's Side Quest
      -Chocograph Treasures
      -Dead Pepper Treasures
      -Chocobo's Revitalising Ability
    ii)Revival Of Mognet Central
   iii)Feed The Moogle Family
    iv)Stellazzio: Zodiac Coins
     v)Treno Weapon Shop Monsters
    vi)Frog Catching
   vii)Mr. Morrid's Coffee
  viii)Figurines
    ix)Friendly Monsters
     x)The Ragtime Mouse
    xi)Tetra Master

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Chocobo's Side Quest
=======================================================================
I won't say anything more about Chocobo. For more information, check
out my Final Fantasy IX Chocobo Hot and Cold guide faq. You can find
more information about:
a)Finding all 24 Chocographs treasures.
b)Finding all 8 Dead Pepper treasures.
c)Chocobo's Revitalising Ability and MORE.

=======================================================================
II)Revival Of Mognet Central
=======================================================================
You can find even more detailed information about the sidequest on
'Revival Of Mognet Central' at my Final Fantasy IX Chocobo Hot and
Cold guide faq. This sidequest can only be done in disc four.

I will give you a brief summary of how to complete this sidequest.

Steps:
-----
a)Find Mognet Central. It's a big island north of Outer Continent.
  Use Dead Pepper on a mountain crack.
b)Talk to Artemician in Mognet Central.
c)Talk to Kupo in Alexandria's bell tower.
d)Then, deliver the chain of letters to these moogles in this order:

Atla [Burmecia]                   Kupo [Alexandria]
   |                                |
   |                                |
Mogryo [Black Mage Village]      Noggy [Daguerreo]
   |                                |
   |                                |
Kumool [Ipsen's Castle]           Mois [Qu's Marsh in Mist Continent]
   |                                |
   |________________________________|

       ------------> Direction Flow

Read from left to right, as shown by the arrow above like a 'U'
shape. To find Mois [Formerly in Ice Cavern], you need to have
Quina in your party. Mois has moved from Ice Cavern to the former
entrance of Fossil Roo.

e)Talk to Ruby in mini-theater in Alexandria to recieve a key item
  called 'Superslick'.
f)Go to Mognet Central and hand over the key item Ruby gives you to
  Artemician. Mognet Central is revived and you get a Protect Ring
  for your efforts.

=======================================================================
III)Feed The Moogle Family
=======================================================================
Everytime you recieve a Kupo Nut for successfully delivering a letter
between the moogles, you have to return to Gizamaluke's Grotto and
feed it to the father of the moogle family, Moguta. In exchange for
a Kupo Nut, you will recieve a random item. The random item includes
items like Tent, Phoenix Pinion etc.

During your 'Dead Pepper Treasures' hunting, you will recieve 7 Aloha
T-shirts. [It's the foaming water directly between the Mist Continent
and the Outer Continent.] But, you have eight party members. You can
get the 8th Aloha T-shirt by giving a Kupo Nut to Moguta in disc four
at Gizamaluke's Grotto. Now, you have the full set of Hawaiian gear.
Now, everyone is stylin'. So far, I haven't found a USE of these
Aloha T-shirt. Maybe, it's quite cool to have them in your inventory.

=======================================================================
IV)Stellazzio: Zodiac Coins
=======================================================================
There are 13 Stellazzio coins scattered all over the world. The first
12 Stellazzio coins are your zodiac coins. [Hmm... I am a Virgo male.]
The 13th Stellazzio coin is the hidden one and you need to find all
the first 12 Stellazzio coins before you can get this. Don't worry if
you have missed some of the coins earlier in the game. You can still
find them later on, even in disc four.

Queen Stella at Treno is a collector of these coins. She will reward
you handsomely. After giving all 12 Stellazzio, speaks to her again
and she senses that something is missing. Notice that one of the
Stellazzio cages is empty? Say to Queen Stella that there is the 13th
Stellazzio coin. To help you to find the 13th Stellazzio coin, she
returns you all the 12 Stellazzio coins. Now, read the clues inscribed
on the coins. Since you already have all the 12 Stellazzio coins, I
won't bother to type down the clues. Take some time to think about
the clues before you look at the answer below.

13th Stellazzio Coin [Spoiler]
-------------------
If you assemble all the clues into one, you will discover that the
13th Stellazzio coin is up a hill above a river and beyond the
darkest where the sun seems to be setting and is somewhere in the
southeast. And, this place seems to be the Quan's Dwelling.

 _________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for assembling the clues into one. I |
|      |didn't really figure out the clues [I look at the answer  |
|      |straight away. Too lazy to think!!!] myself.              |
|______|__________________________________________________________|

 _________________________________________________________________
|Name Of Coin   |Location of the Coin                             |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Aries          |Inside windmill in village of Dali.              |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Taurus         |Behind item shop in Treno.                       |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Germini        |Check Treno's fountain at the entrance and throw |
|               |10 gil each time consecutively for 13 times.     |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Cancer         |At the entrance of Burmecia, search behind the   |
|               |overturned cart.                                 |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Leo            |Search the upper right corner of the room where  |
|               |where the Neptune statue is. The Neptune statue  |
|               |transports party to Alexandria Harbour. It's in  |
|               |the west tower of Alexandria.                    |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Virgo          |In Black Mage Village Inn.                       |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Libra          |Search the right side of Madain Sari's fountain. |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Scorpio        |Search the bottom right corner of the screen in  |
|               |Quan's Dwelling where the restoring spring is.   |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Sagittarius    |In Lindblum's Business district. Just before     |
|               |the screen that leads to the item shop, weapon   |
|               |shop etc, search the left side of the Gysahl     |
|               |Pickle cart. You can only find the coin during   |
|               |the construction period from disc three onwards. |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Capricorn      |From Daguerreo's entrance, keep heading right to |
|               |the waters. Search there.                        |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Aquarius       |At the entrance of Ipsen's Castle, open the      |
|               |treasure chest near the right hand pillar.       |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Pisces         |The chest on the left side of the screen inside  |
|               |Invincible. Invincible is the airship which you  |
|               |will get in the final part of disc three but you |
|               |can only get the chest in disc four when you     |
|               |have full control of the airship.                |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|
|Ophiuchus      |Collect all 12 Stellazzio coins, talk to Queen   |
|               |Stella to search for the 13th Stellazzio coin.   |
|               |Return to Quan's Dwelling and search the area    |
|               |where Scorpio was found.                         |
|_______________|_________________________________________________|


Here's the reward that you will get for giving the coins to Queen
Stella.

 ____________________________
|Coin        |Reward         | As you can see, the reward is indeed
|____________|_______________| fabulous. Not only you can earn a
| 1st coin   |1,000 Gil      | decent amount of gils, you also
|____________|_______________| recieve a couple of cool items like
| 2nd coin   |Phoenix Pinion | Phoenix Pinion, Blood Sword, Elixir,
|____________|_______________| Black Belt, Rosetta Ring, Robe Of
| 3rd coin   |2,000 Gil      | Lords. It's better this way to get
|____________|_______________| a Robe Of Lords than playing the
| 4th coin   |Blood Sword    | Chocobo's Hot and Cold game to earn
|____________|_______________| 10,000 points to exchange for one.
| 5th coin   |5,000 Gil      |
|____________|_______________|
| 6th coin   |Elixir         |
|____________|_______________|
| 7th coin   |10,000 Gil     | Hmm... now... You might wonder what's
|____________|_______________| the use of a Hammer. Noone in your
| 8th coin   |Black Belt     | party can equip it. It belongs to
|____________|_______________| Cinna. There's actually two uses for
| 9th coin   |20,000 Gil     | the Hammer. I won't spoil the fun.
|____________|_______________|
|10th coin   |Rosetta Ring   | If you want to find out what's the
|____________|_______________| use of this Hammer, check out the
|11th coin   |30,000 Gil     | 'Legendary Synthesis Shop' or 'Final
|____________|_______________| Fantasy IX's Second Ending' sections
|12th coin   |Robe Of Lords  | both in the 'Secrets [General]'
|____________|_______________| content.
|13th coin   |Hammer         |
|____________|_______________|

=======================================================================
v)Treno Weapon Shop Monsters
=======================================================================
When you visit Treno's weapon shop, you will notice that there is a
monster being caged under the floor. Talk to the weapon store clerk
and choose to fight the monster. The fight is one to one and you can
choose any one of the EIGHT characters. If you can defeat the monster,
you will not gain any experience, AP or gil, but you will recieve a
prize for your victory.

You can fight one monster in disc two, two monsters in disc three
and one monster in disc four. Here's the name of the monsters and
the prize you will get.

 ___________________________________________
|Disc  |Name Of Monster   |Prize            | Note that monster
|______|__________________|_________________| Amdusias will only
|Two   |Griffin           |Tonberry Card    | appear after you
|______|__________________|_________________| have defeated the
|Three |Catoblepas        |15,000 Gil       | monster Catoblepas.
|______|__________________|_________________|
|Three |Amdusias          |Running Shoes    | If you have missed the
|______|__________________|_________________| monsters, you can't beat
|Four  |Behemoth          |Circlet          | them again. For example,
|______|__________________|_________________| if you have forgotten

to beat Griffin in disc two but you are in disc three, you cannot
return to request to beat Griffin. Note that if you get K.O when
beating one of these monsters, you will not get 'Game Over'.

I'll give you some hints for fighting these monsters.

 ____________________________________________________________________
|Name Of Monster |Strategies To Defeat These Monsters                |
|________________|___________________________________________________|
|Griffin         |Equip bird-killer ability, Gold Choker. Try using  |
|                |a tent on him.                                     |
|________________|___________________________________________________|
|Catoblepas      |Equip Jelly ability and Beast Killer ability.      |
|                |Equip equipments that absorbs or protects Thunder  |
|                |and Earth. Consider equipping the Auto-Float       |
|                |ability. Try using a tent on him.                  |
|________________|___________________________________________________|
|Amdusias        |Avoid levels multiple of four since Amdusias       |
|                |can cast Lv4 Holy or equip equipments that absorbs |
|                |or protects Holy. Equip Counter, Antibody, Auto-   |
|                |Regen and maybe Auto-Potion ability. Defend when   |
|                |it's in the air as it is about to attack you       |
|                |physically. Equip Auto-Reflect ability since it    |
|                |uses magic when it's on ground. Consider using a   |
|                |tent on him.                                       |
|________________|___________________________________________________|
|Behemoth        |Behemoth is tough, even if you are at high levels. |
|                |Consider doing attacks that cost 9999 HP like      |
|                |Zidane's Grand Lethal when he is in Trance mode,   |
|                |Steiner's Shock attack etc. Use Quina's Blue Magic |
|                |Roulette or Zidane's Soul Blade attack to petrify  |
|                |him.                                               |
|________________|___________________________________________________|


=======================================================================
VI)Frog Catching
=======================================================================
When you enter the frog pond area of any of the four Qu's Marsh in the
world, Quina requests to spend some time to catch some frogs. You
must have Quina in your party to trigger this event. Agree to let
Quina catch frogs. Quina can only catch frogs when they jump onto the
ground out of the water. You just have to wait for them to jump out.
Press the X button to catch the frog. There's really no strategy to
frog catching. You just have to be patient and swift. Below shows
the list of locations of the four Qu's Marsh.

 ______________________________________________________________
|Location Of Qu's Marsh |Description                           |
|_______________________|______________________________________|
|Mist Continent         |To the west of Chocobo's Forest,      |
|                       |after crossing the bridge.            |
|_______________________|______________________________________|
|Outer Continent        |Northeast of Black Mage Village.      |
|_______________________|______________________________________|
|Forgotten Continent    |In the northern part of Forgetten     |
|                       |Continent. East of Ipsen's Castle.    |
|_______________________|______________________________________|
|Salvage Archipelago    |On an island, northwest of Daguerreo. |
|_______________________|______________________________________|

As Quina catches a certain number of frogs, Quale appears and rewards
Quina. If you catch 99 frogs, Quale appears and challenges the party
to a battle. By winning the battle, you recieve Gastro Fork, Quina's
most powerful weapon. Here's the rewards for the number of frogs
you catch from Quale.

 _______________________________
|No Of Frogs    |Rewards        |
|_______________|_______________|
|    2 frogs    |Ore            |  I haven't caught 99 frogs yet.
|_______________|_______________|  Haven't had the time yet to
|    5 frogs    |Ether          |  play Final Fantasy IX. I think
|_______________|_______________|  I have caught around 60+ frogs
|    9 frogs    |Silk Robe      |  currently. So, I haven't beaten
|_______________|_______________|  Quale yet.
|   15 frogs    |Elixir         |
|_______________|_______________|
|   23 frogs    |Silver Fork    |  [Please refer to 'Quale' section
|_______________|_______________|  in the 'Secrets [Optional Boss]'
|   33 frogs    |Bistro Fork    |  content for strategies on how
|_______________|_______________|  to beat Quale.
|   45 frogs    |Battle Boots   |
|_______________|_______________|
|   99 frogs    |Gastro Fork    |
|_______________|_______________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the list of rewards that you get  |
|      |for catching frogs.                                        |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

Quina's Blue Magic
------------------
You can learn some blue magic ability at Qu's Marsh by eating monsters
like Gigan Toad, Sahagins etc. By eating Gigan Toad, Quina will learn
the 'Frog Drop' ability. How much damage Quina's Frog Drop will cause,
will depend on how much frog(s) Quina has caught. Frog Drop has a
100% success rate and the formula to calculate the damage caused is:

Quina level x amount of Frog(s) = HP damage

For example, if Quina is at level 70 and he has caught 100 frogs, the
damage that Frog Drop will cause is 70 x 100 = 7000 HP damage.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the formula above.                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

Frog Regenerate
---------------
It's important to know tips to help frogs to regenerate faster. Don't
CATCH ALL the frogs, if not, it will take a LONG TIME for the frogs
to regenerate. It could mean many HOURS. And, with ONLY FOUR Qu's
Marsh in the world, it's important that you learn some tips. Here
are some points that you should take note:

a)The number of frogs you catch is cumulative. It means that the
  frogs you catch earlier still counts.
b)Leave a male and female frog in the pond to let the frogs regenerate
  faster.
c)If you leave a Golden Frog, together with a male and a female frog,
  the frogs will regenerate faster.
d)Avoid catching the baby frogs. They will grow up to become adults.
  Adult frogs are easier to catch.
e)Female frogs are usually brighter in colour than male frogs.
f)Baby frogs are more olive-toned and are smaller.
g)To distinguish the gender of the frogs, you might want to change
  the 'contrast' of your television. However, you can't distinguish
  the gender of the baby frogs, only adult frogs.

=======================================================================
VII)Mr. Morrid's Coffee
=======================================================================
In disc one, on your way from Ice Cavern to Dali, you might want to
first head for the Observatory Mountain. An elderly man named Morrid
lives inside the hut and he will reward you if you can bring him
some rare coffee. [Hmm... coffee has brands too!!!]

The three rare coffees are Moccha Coffee, Kirman Coffee and Burman
Coffee. You HAVE to give these three coffees to Mr. Morrid before
the END of DISC THREE, that is before you head to the World Of Terra.
Below shows the location of these three coffees.

 _______________________________________________________
|Rare Coffee      |Location                             | I didn't
|_________________|_____________________________________| return to
|Moccha Coffee    |South Gate entrance. Examine bottom  | Dali during
|                 |right of the screen.                 | the Card
|_________________|_____________________________________| Tournament
|Kirman Coffee    |Search near the picnic table on the  | period to
|                 |far left on Eiko's back porch in     | get Burman
|                 |Madain Sari.                         | Coffee and
|_________________|_____________________________________| Mini-Brahne.
|Burman Coffee    |See below for details.               | <Shrug>
|_________________|_____________________________________|

Getting Moccha Coffee:
---------------------
There's so many South Gates and you might wonder which South Gate
entrance. It is the South Gate entrance near the Chocobo's Forest.
That South Gate is located on flat plains, not Mountain and from
where Chocobo's Forest is, walk a little northeast and you will
find it.

Moccha Coffee is on the bottom right of the screen. You should see
water flowing down if you are observant. Check this area.

Getting Kirman Coffee:
---------------------
See the table above for all the details. I don't think I have anything
more to add on.

Getting Burman Coffee:
---------------------
The ONLY chance to get Burman Coffee is to let Zidane leave Treno
DURING the CARD TOURAMENT during disc THREE and head through South
Gate to Dali. You might WANT TO get some of your PARTY MEMBERS back
since you will definitely face some enemies on your way from Treno
to Dali. [Please refer to the 'Home Sweet Home' and 'Good Old Days'
sections in the 'Secrets [Treno]' content to find more details on
how to get some of your party members back during the Card
Tournament.]

The Mayor is not at home during this period. You notice that the
Mayor's son is sleeping on the sofa in the middle room. If Zidane
makes too much noises during his movement, the Mayor's son will
be awaken and you have to start your search again.

Search the Mayor's desk and you will find the Mini-Brahne here.
Search the desk two more times and the boy starts to say 'Zzzz'.
Slowly move to the stove and search the stove to find the Mayor's
Key. Next, leave the Mayor's house and go to windmill. Move around
the chocobo pen to the right side to find a hidden treasure chest
contains 30,000 Gil. Examine the same chest to find the Burman
Coffee.

 ___________________________________________________________________
|TIPS  |From the start of the Card Tournament in Dali onwards, you  |
|      |will notice that the windmill in Dali has stopped spinning. |
|      |Enter the winmill and go upstairs. You can now get the two  |
|      |chests that contain Cachusha and Elixir, which you can't    |
|      |get previously.                                             |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

 ___________________________________________________________________
|NOTE  |If you did not get the Burman Coffee and the Mini-Brahne    |
|      |during the Card Tournament period in disc three, you will   |
|      |not be able to get them anymore. Similarly, missing any of  |
|      |the three coffees will mean that you cannot get the Mini-   |
|      |Prima Vista. See rewards below and also the 'Figurines'     |
|      |section in the 'Side Quest' content for more details.       |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

Rewards:
-------
Mr. Morrid said that he will mail to you the Mini-Prima Vista model
ship, which he bought it in Treno's Auction house, if you manage to
find all the three rare coffees to him. Head to Tantalus hideout in
Lindblum to find the Mini-Prima Vista model ship sitting on the
floor near the bed.

This 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee' side quest is quite important, especially
if you want to get the complete four figurines. Furthermore, the four
figurines will raise your collector's points. You need these four
figurines to get 1700 points. [Please refer to 'Collector's Rank'
section in 'Tetra Master' content for more details about collector's
points.]

If these aren't enough, check near the cart outside his house for a
Hi-Potion and also near the fence by the cliff for 135 gil. [Not
really a lot, though!!!]

=======================================================================
VIII)Figurines
=======================================================================
Getting the four figurines is also one of the criterias for getting
the maximum collector points. Completing the 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee'
side quest is also a MUST since you will also find two of the four
figurines during your quest. [Please refer to 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee'
section in the 'Side Quest' content for more details about the two
figurines and also the 'Collector's Rank' section in 'Tetra Master'
content for more details about collector's points.]

 _______________________________________________________
|Figurines        |Location                             |
|_________________|_____________________________________|
|Mini-Cid         |Purchase from Treno's Auction house. |
|_________________|_____________________________________|
|Mini-Burmecia    |Inside the Tantalus troupe's play-   |
|                 |house in Lindblum.                   |
|_________________|_____________________________________|
|Mini-Brahne      |In the Mayor's desk in Dali.         |
|_________________|_____________________________________|
|Mini-Prima Vista |Complete the 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee'   |
|                 |side quest.                          |
|_________________|_____________________________________|


With reference to the table above,
a)Please refer to 'Treno Auction' section in 'Secrets [General]'
  content for more details.
b)The playhouse is in the Theater District. Remember the house where
  there's noone initially and later on, Lucella and Bunce came in
  later and have a conversation with Zidane? You can find 68 Gil,
  97 Gil and 282 Gil and Mini-Burmecia.
c)Please refer to 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee' section in the 'Side Quest'
  content for more details.
d)Please refer to 'Mr. Morrid's Coffee' section in the 'Side Quest'
  content for more details.

=======================================================================
IX)Friendly Monsters
=======================================================================
During a random battle, you notice that the battle theme has changed
to a sweet and melodic one. The creatures that appear will not attack
you but they beg you to give them a specific jem. By agreeing to their
request, you will recieve tons of AP and even a useful item. There
are nine such friendly monsters at various locations in the world.

Things To Take Note:
-------------------
1)DO NOT attack these creatures or they will run away.
2)You DO NOT need to encounter them In ORDER but I will strongly
  advice you to encounter them in the ORDER I have listed in the
  table. [Look at the spoils you get for each creature and you
  will figure why.] However, to encounter the Friendly Yan, you
  have to find all the other eight creatures and perform their
  requests first, if not, the Friendly Yan will run away.
3)Be PATIENT if these creatures don't appear. They MAY appear after
  you have fought a couples of battles in the area.
4)They won't give the party any Exp or Gil but they give the party
  a lot of AP. Before fighting them, make sure the party equips
  weapons and armours to let them learn skills that require a
  LOT of AP. This makes learning ability faster. Also, equip them
  with the Ability Up ability so that they can double the AP they
  gain.
5)Note that you must have the airship or at least a red chocobo
  to get to the forest where you can find Purple Jabberwock.

 ____________________________________________________________________
|Name           |Location                    |Request(s) |Spoil(s)   |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Brown Mu       |Plains, Forest etc between  |1 Ore.     |10 AP,     |
|               |Ice Cavern and Dali.        |           |1 Potion.  |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|White Ghost    |Plains around Treno.        |1 Ore.     |10 AP, 1   |
|               |                            |           |Hi-Potion  |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Colour Ladybug |Around Forest outside Black |2 Ores.    |20 AP,     |
|               |Mage Village.               |           |Ether.     |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Green Yeti     |The bigger forest outside   |2 Ores.    |20 AP,     |
|               |Madain Sari.                |           |Elixir.    |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Green Nymph    |Forest around Iifa Tree     |3 Ores.    |30 AP,     |
|               |area.                       |           |Emerald.   |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Purple Jabber- |Forest directly east of     |Emerald.   |40 AP,     |
|wock           |Oeilvert.                   |           |Moonstone. |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Green Feather  |Lost Continent, near to     |Moonstone. |30 AP, Lap-|
|Circle         |chocobo's track.            |           |is Lazuli. |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Rainbow Garuda |Forest facing east after    |Lapis      |40 AP,     |
|               |climbing the rope in Giza-  |Lazuli.    |Diamond.   |
|               |maluke's Grotto.            |           |           |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|
|Friendly Yan   |Forest on Vile Island. Vile |Diamond.   |50 AP,     |
|               |island is the island south- |           |Rosetta    |
|               |west of Iifa Tree.          |           |Ring.      |
|_______________|____________________________|___________|___________|

What's The Reward:
-----------------
It is important that you encounter all the nine Friendly Monsters.
They are a valuable source for gaining huge amount of AP and it
will aid you in learning skills that require high AP. Remember to
equip the Ability Up ability.

Another reward that you will definitely want is the 'Friendly
Monsters' blessings. It increases your range of attack when you
are fighting against Ozma, thus making physical attacks to Ozma
possible. This is very crucial as characters like Zidane, Steiner
and Amarant more useful in the battle.

It is possible to beat Ozma without getting the 'Friendly Monsters'
blessings. If you beat Ozma before completing the 'Friendly Monsters'
side quest and then you go and encounter Friendly Yan, [assume you
have found all other eight Friendly Monsters.], it will be stunned
after you give it a Diamond. it will say a line like 'reach the
round guy... huh? You already BEAT him?'

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to <ebk@sfu.ca> for telling me what Friendly Yan    |
|      |will say if you beat Ozma before encountering it.          |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

A Cheat!!!:
----------
On the island, just outside Daguerreo, you may encounter a creature
called Gimme Cat. It asks for a Diamond. You might think that it
is the 10th Friendly Monsters. However, it isn't. You also notice
that the usual battle theme is playing, and NOT the sweet and
melodic music. If you give it a Diamond, it will run away, giving
you NOTHING. It WILL NOT attack you initially but if you attack it
first, it will get angry and start to attack you with comet. Defeat
it and it gives you 4 Exp and 5000 Gil. Not advisable to beat since
it's a waste of time but it's a good chance to earn gil, especially
when the Millionaire ability is equipped. If not, choose to run
away or use Zidane's Flee ability.

Not Friendly???:
---------------
You may encounter 'Not Friendly' versions of these friendly monsters.
These monsters have the same name as the 'Friendly Monsters' but then,
they are just like the normal enemies that you have encountered.
However, you can spot some differences between these monsters and
their respective 'Friendly' versions like colour differences, skin
texture differences etc. Also, take note that these 'Friendly' and
'Not Friendly' monsters are found in the same area in the world.

The 'Non-Friendly' versions of Yan gives you a lot of Exp if you are
able to defeat it but are not easy to defeat. [The Exp you gain is
even higher than defeating Grand Dragons.] Each Yan has 19, 465 HP
3378 MP and gives you 42,673 Exp and 2218 gils. Furthermore, they
may come in a set of two or three. Also, if Quina manage to eat a
Yan, s/he will learn the Auto-Life ability.

=======================================================================
X)The Ragtime Mouse
=======================================================================
While roaming the forests, you may encounter a weird creature in a
battle that asks your party true or false question. You will also
realise that the battle theme has changed to a rather sweet and
melodic one. The large 'Circle' symbol represents true and the large
'X' symbol represents false.

You recieve a percentage grade based on the number of questions that
you have answered right or wrong for each correct answer. You
recieve 1000 gil for each correct answer you give.

There are some points you should take note:
a)The Ragtime Mouse ONLY occurs RANDOMLY in FOREST. You cannot find
  Ragtime Mouse, OTHER than in FOREST.
b)The battle theme changes if you encounter the Ragtime Mouse.
c)DO NOT ATTACK the Ragtime Mouse or he will RUN AWAY.
d)To answer his question, ATTACK the correct symbol. The answer is
  either TRUE or FALSE.
e)If answer correctly, the Ragtime Mouse will give you a certain
  amount of gil. If you answer wrongly, you recieve nothing.
f)Unlike the Friendly Monsters, you DO NOT NEED to give the Ragtime
  Mouse ANYTHING.

Completing The Ragtime Mouse Quest:
----------------------------------
Encounter the Ragtime Mouse Quest for 16 times and answer all his
16 questions. Encounter him one more time and Ragtime Mouse will
be defeated. You will also recieve Protect Ring for your efforts.

If you answer all his 16 questions CORRECTLY, besides obtaining the
Protect Ring, you will also receive 22,852 Exp and 59,630 Gil.

Below are the questions asked by the Ragtime Mouse. The questions
are asked randomly. I have managed to gather 13 questions only and
I am missing 3 more questions. If anyone knows the 3 missing
questions, please e-mail me and tell me. I will definitely give
you credits. Note that if you happen to spot any error in the
questions and answers, please inform me.

   ____________________________
  /The Ragtime Mouse Questions \
 /______________________________\____________________________________
| No |Question                                             |Answer   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  1 |"I Want To Be Your Canary" was written by Lord Afon. |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  2 |The 15th Lindblum War started in 1600.               |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  3 |The theater ship Prima Vista was build in Artania    |False.   |
|    |Shipyards.                                           |         |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  4 |Lindblum Castle is larger than Alexandria Castle.    |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  5 |Some Mu's are friendly and won't attack.             |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  6 |Burkmea Cable Cars have been running for 8 years.    |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  7 |Only one desert exits in the entire world.           |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  8 |Conde Petie is a village of Goblins.                 |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|  9 |Prima Vista means love at first sight.               |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
| 10 |Treno's cafe, Card Carta, is members only.           |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
| 11 |Bobo bird is a bird that brings you fortune.         |False.   |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
| 12 |You can defeat Ragtimer.                             |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
| 13 |Chocobo Forest is located between Lindblum and South |True.    |
|    |Gate.                                                |         |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|*14 |Does the Theater Ship uses Mist as its energy?       |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|
|*15 |The Lindblum war started in 1500.                    |True.    |
|____|_____________________________________________________|_________|

*May not be the exact question asked by the Ragtime Mouse but the
 meaning is there. Please inform me if you have the EXACT question.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|The questions and answers from 1 to 13 listed above in the |
|      |table are taken from www.playonline.com.                   |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to Pork Chop <pcandpg@home.com> for giving me the   |
|      |14th question and the answer as well.                      |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to <Gotenks2432@aol.com> for giving me the 15th     |
|      |question and the answer as well.                           |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
XI)Tetra Master
=======================================================================
After the success of Triple Triad in Final Fantasy VIII, Square
attempts to introduce a new card game into Final Fantasy IX. Tetra
Master, a brand new card game, is an addictive and innovative game.
I won't really cover anything about Tetra Master in this faq. Firstly,
I didn't really seriously go and play the card game. Secondly, there
are quite a number of great Tetra Master faq available at gamefaqs.
I am NOT an EXPERT Tetra Master Player and if you ask me anything
about Tetra Master card game, I MAY NOT be able to help you. But I
will try my best. One good faq that I strongly recommend you to check
it out is the Tetra Master faq written by Trifthen.

There are 100 different types of cards and can be classified into
Monsters, Spells, Weapons And Items, Airships, Chocobos, Castles
and Special Cards. I have also listed down the column in which the
card is being placed in the card menu. Below shows the complete
card list.

 ____________________    ____________________    ____________________
|M   |Column  1      |  |M   |Column  2      |  |M   |Column  3      |
|0   |_______________|  |O   |_______________|  |O   |_______________|
|N   |Goblin         |  |N   |Yeti           |  |N   |Carrion Worm   |
|S   |_______________|  |S   |_______________|  |S   |_______________|
|T   |Fang           |  |T   |Mimic          |  |T   |Cerberus       |
|E   |_______________|  |E   |_______________|  |E   |_______________|
|R   |Skeleton       |  |R   |Wyerd          |  |R   |Antlion        |
|S   |_______________|  |S   |_______________|  |S   |_______________|
|    |Flan           |  |    |Mandragora     |  |    |Cactuar        |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Zaghnol        |  |    |Crawler        |  |    |Gimme Cat      |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Lizard Man     |  |    |Sand Scorpion  |  |    |Ragtimer       |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Zombie         |  |    |Nymph          |  |    |Hedgehog Pie   |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Bomb           |  |    |Sand Golem     |  |    |Ralvuimahgo    |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Ironite        |  |    |Zuu            |  |    |Ochu           |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |    |_______________|
|    |Sahagin        |  |    |Dragonfly      |  |    |Troll          |
|____|_______________|  |____|_______________|  |____|_______________|

          ____________________              ____________________
         |M   |Column  4      |            |M   |Column  5      |
         |O   |_______________|            |O   |_______________|
         |N   |Blazer Beetle  |            |N   |Ash            |
         |S   |_______________|            |S   |_______________|
         |T   |Abomination    |            |T   |Wraith         |
         |E   |_______________|            |E   |_______________|
         |R   |Zemzelett      |            |R   |Gargoyle       |
         |S   |_______________|            |S   |_______________|
         |    |Stroper        |            |    |Vepal          |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Tantarian      |            |    |Grimlock       |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Grand Dragon   |            |    |Tonberry       |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Feather Circle |            |    |Veteran        |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Hecteyes       |            |    |Garuda         |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Orge           |            |    |Malboro        |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Armstrong      |            |    |Mover          |
         |____|_______________|            |____|_______________|

          ____________________              ____________________
         |M   |Column  6      |            |S   |Column  7      |
         |O   |_______________|            |P   |_______________|
         |N   |Abadon         |            |E   |Ifrit          |
         |S   |_______________|            |L   |_______________|
         |T   |Behemoth       |            |L   |Ramuh          |
         |E   |_______________|            |S   |_______________|
         |R   |Iron Man       |            |    |Atomos         |
         |S   |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Nova Dragon    |            |    |Odin           |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Ozma           |            |    |Leviathan      |
         |    |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Hades          |            |    |Bahamut        |
         |____|_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |S   |Holy           |            |    |Ark            |
         |P   |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |E   |Meteor         |            |    |Fenrir         |
         |L   |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |L   |Flare          |            |    |Madeen         |
         |S   |_______________|            |    |_______________|
         |    |Shiva          |            |    |Alexander      |
         |____|_______________|            |____|_______________|

 ____________________    ____________________    ____________________
|W   |Column  8      |  |A   |Column  9      |  |C   |Column 10      |
|E   |_______________|  |I   |_______________|  |H   |_______________|
|A   |Excalibur 2    |  |R   |Blue Narciss   |  |O   |Mog            |
|P   |_______________|  |S   |_______________|  |C   |_______________|
|O   |Ultima Weapon  |  |H   |Hilda Garde 3  |  |O   |Frog           |
|N   |_______________|  |I   |_______________|  |B   |_______________|
|S   |Masamune       |  |P   |Invincible     |  |O   |Oglop          |
|    |_______________|  |S   |_______________|  |S  _|_______________|
|A   |Elixir         |  |    |Cargo Ship     |  |__| |Alexandria     |
|N   |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |C   |_______________|
|D   |Dark Matter    |  |    |Hilda Garde 1  |  |A   |Lindblum       |
|    |_______________|  |    |_______________|  |S  _|_______________|
|I   |Ribbon         |  |__  |Red Rose       |  |T | |Two Moons      |
|T   |_______________|  |C | |_______________|  |L | |_______________|
|E   |Tiger Racket   |  |H | |Theater Ship   |  |E | |Gargant        |
|M   |_______________|  |O | |_______________|  |S | |_______________|
|S   |Save The Queen |  |C | |Viltgance      |  |__| |Namingway      |
|    |_______________|  |O |_|_______________|  |S   |_______________|
|    |Genji          |  |B   |Chocobo        |  |P   |Boco           |
|    |_______________|  |O   |_______________|  |E   |_______________|
|    |Mythril Sword  |  |S   |Fat Chocobo    |  |CIAL|Airship        |
|____|_______________|  |____|_______________|  |____|_______________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [General]
============
     i)A Secret With Ruby
    ii)Treno Auction
   iii)Final Fantasy III Music [Japanese]
    iv)Getting Excalibur
     v)Getting Excalibur II
    vi)Quan's Dwelling Reunion
   vii)Secret Of The Eidolon Wall
  viii)Legendary Synthesis Shop
    ix)Final Fantasy IX's Second Ending

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)A Secret With Ruby
=======================================================================
At the beginning of the game, after fighting Baku for the first time,
Baku will start explaining about the first mission that you will be
having and that is, to go to Alexandria and kidnap Princess Garnet.
If you keep answering Baku's question incorrectly for 64 times, Ruby
will then storm into the room. And, as to what happens next, you find
it out yourself.

=======================================================================
II)Treno Auction
=======================================================================
Remember Final Fantasy VI's auction house? Yes, it's back in Final
Fantasy IX. You can do all the bidding in Treno. There are lots of
key items and some powerful equipments being auctioned off. You MUST
do your very best to bid for these items. Of course, money talks.

Upon entering the auction house, the auctioneer will first list down
all the items that are going to be auctioned off. The item will then
be auctioned off one by one in ORDER. To bid, go to the stage until
you see a '?' mark over Zidane's head. Then, press the X button and
a menu pops up. The menu automatically reveal a price that is 100 gil
higher than the previous price that is being offered. You can then
adjust your bid but take note that each adjustment costs a difference
of 100 gil and you MUST offer at least a price of 100 gil more than
the last bid. Your opponents are those nobles sitting down and it
seems that they have a lot of gil to give away. See below to see
what cool items you can bid.

Key Items
---------
The key items offered at Treno's Auction house are Mini-Cid, Griffin's
Heart, Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror, Rat Tail and Magical Fingertip.
Other important items that you MUST GET include Dark Matter, Thief
Gloves etc.

Bidding Tips
------------
The trick to offer as little gil as possible when bidding for an item,
is to avoid being caught into a bidding war. If you attempt to outbid
the nobles at every turn, they will keep raising their bids and as a
result, you have to pay even higher price, just because they know that
you are VERY DETERMINED to outbid them.

The trick is to let the nobles bid among themselves for a while and
when it seems like the item is about to be sold, quickly offer a
price that is reasonable and is HIGHER than the last. This last-minute
bid will most likely guarantee you to get the item at a reasonable
price. If you allow the nobles to keep raising the price, you might
not gain a profit when you resale the item. Check the resale value
of the key items below.

Resale Value
------------
After purchasing the key items in the auction house, it's wise to
sell these items to the nobles so that you can earn a profit. Don't
worry since the key items you sold, will reappear in the auction
house again. When selling the key items, choose to decline their
first offer and the noble will offer a higher price. The second
offer is the highest price that can offer, so accept the deal.
Also, take note that if you leave the auction house before the key
item is sold, it will still be available the next time you enter
the auction house.

 ________________________________________________________________
|Key Item        |Noble                |1st Offer   |2nd Offer   |
|________________|_____________________|____________|____________|
|Une's Mirror    |Nobleman walking to- |12,000 Gil  |15,000 Gil  |
|                |wards the Cafe.      |            |            |
|________________|_____________________|____________|____________|
|Doga's Artifact |Scholar in Synthesis |10,000 Gil  |N/A         |
|                |shop.                |            |            |
|________________|_____________________|____________|____________|
|Griffin's Heart |Adventurer at the    | 8,000 Gil  |10,000 Gil  |
|                |Cafe.                |            |            |
|________________|_____________________|____________|____________|
|Rat Tail        |Adventurer at the    |20,000 Gil  |25,000 Gil  |
|                |Cafe.                |            |            |
|________________|_____________________|____________|____________|

 ____________________________________________________________________
|NOTE  |Griffin's Heart must be sold to the Adventurer first if you  |
|      |have it before the Adventurer will buy the Rat Tail from     |
|      |you.                                                         |
|______|_____________________________________________________________|

 ____________________________________________________________________
|NOTE  |The Scholar at the Synthesis shop is an exception case since |
|      |he will never increase his offer to purchase the Doga's      |
|      |Artifact from you. [What a stingy person!!! Why can't he     |
|      |offer a higher price?]                                       |
|______|_____________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
III)Final Fantasy III Music [Japanese]
=======================================================================
After the world of Terra has been destroyed, if you have the key item,
Doga's Artifact and Une's Mirror, at the beginning of disc four and
onwards, return to Black Mage Village. Check the gramophone at the
Black Mage Village. The background music changes to a beautiful melody
taken from Final Fantasy III [Japanese] soundtrack and this melody
continues on until you leave the Black Mage Village.

=======================================================================
IV)Getting Excalibur
=======================================================================
Excalibur sword is Steiner's third most powerful sword. You will
definitely want this sword since it lets Steiner learn a powerful
ability, Climhazzard.

In disc four, return to Daguerreo. Talk to the old man near the inn
in the library. The old man's last wish is to find an item called
the Magical Fingertip. This key item can be found in Treno's Auction
House and it might cost you a decent amount of gils during the bidding
war. After getting the Magical Fingertip, return to Daguerreo and
give it to the old man. In exchange, you get the powerful Excalibur
sword.

What If Magical Fingertip Doesn't Appear:
----------------------------------------
This situation happens to me also. The only advice I can give you is
sell away ALL your key items you have purchased in the Auction house
previously. [Please refer to 'Treno Auction' section for details on
the resale value of these key items.] After selling these key items,
Magical Fingertip should appear at the Auction. Also, bid for the
key items, that you have sold again.

=======================================================================
V)Getting Excalibur II
=======================================================================
Steiner's most powerful sword, Excalibur II is indeed hard to get.
This is a challenge to all RPG veterans and you MUST really need to
be very familiar with every parts of the game. To get this powerful
sword, it is inevitable that you will lose a lot of chances to get
some powerful weapons, items etc earlier in the game. I haven't got
this sword yet since I haven't begun my second round of playing Final
Fantasy IX.

You have to reach the Terrace in Memoria within 12 hours. You will
encounter a boss fight there. Defeat Lich there and quickly check
the second pillar from the right. You should see a '!' mark appearing
over Zidane's head. This mark indicates the position of the sword,
Excalibur II. If you exceed the time limit, the '!' mark will
immediately disappear.

Some Tips For You:
-----------------
a)Know the game at fingertips to prevent wandering around aimlessly.
b)Skip all FMVs.
c)Skip all Active Time Event when possible, except for the compulsory
  ones.
d)Have minimum enemy encounter. Use Zidane's Flee ability.
e)Skip all dialogues very quickly by pressing X button rapidly. Set
  message speed to maximum.
f)Plan your game carefully like what equipments to buy or equip.
g)Reset if you take too much time.
h)Save when needed like after an event, visiting a town etc. Don't
  save too often since time is wasted when you are saving. Yeah, it
  takes time for the moogles to appear in the world map or 'throw'
  the book at you. Save a few slots also.

If you want a good faq to help you get Excalibur II, I recommend that
you read Etoh-21/SNOWS-san's Excalibur II faq found at gamefaqs.

=======================================================================
VI)Quan's Dwelling Reunion
=======================================================================
After the destruction in Alexandria by Kuja in disc three, return to
Quan's Dwelling with Quina and Vivi in your party. Quina starts to
dream about food and a conversation soon takes place on the patio. I
won't reveal anything about this conversation but you will meet a
very important person here and learn some profound things. After
the conversation, search the stopped clock on the patio to find a
Running Shoes.

=======================================================================
VII)Secret Of The Eidolon Wall
=======================================================================
A very big secret is engraved on the Eidolon Wall in Madain Sari. I
won't reveal what is this secret. Take note that you can only reveal
this secret from disc four onwards and it's rather complicated, in
my opinion.

Steps:
-----
a)Form a party with Dagger and enter Madain Sari.
b)Visit Lani who is standing on Eiko's back porch. Lani will run away.
c)Exit village and return with anyone, EXCEPT Dagger and Amarant.
d)Then enter Madain Sari, find Lani in Eiko's back porch and talk to
  Lani twice.
e)Go to the Eidolon Wall.
f)Walk clockwise from the entrance by heading to the right. You will
  arrive back at the entrance eventually.
g)Move just past the '!' until a chime is heard.
h)Walk counterclockwise back to the entrance, just past the '!'
  again.
i)Repeat steps f) to h) for another 8 more times. Make sure you hear
  a chime.
j)On the ninth round, your HP and MP will all be recovered and any
  status abnormalities will be removed.
k)Read all the paintings on the wall. You can read them in ANY ORDER.
l)After reading all the paintings, return to see the Ifrit painting
  drawing and look for an extra message.
m)You have discovered the Secret of the Eidolon Wall.

=======================================================================
VIII)Legendary Synthesis Shop
=======================================================================
Defeat Hades in Memoria and you will gain access to the Legendary
Synthesis shop. [Please check out 'Hades' section in the 'Secrets
[Optional Boss]' content.] Below shows the list of the items that
are offered in the Legendary Synthesis Shop.

 _____________________________________________________
|Item           |Gil    |Materials                    |
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Pumice is one
|Robe Of Lords  |30,000 |White Robe, Black Robe.      | of the items
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| you must get
|Tin Armour     |50,000 |Ore, Hammer.                 | as it lets
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Dagger learn
|Protect Ring   |40,000 |Dark Matter, Rebirth Ring.   | her most power-
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| ful summon,
|Pumice         |50,000 |Pumice Piece, Pumice Piece.  | Ark.
|_______________|_______|_____________________________|
|Garnet         |   350 |Ore, Remedy.                 | Hammer, which
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| you get for
|Amethyst       |   200 |Ore, Annoyntment.            | completing the
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Stellazzio
|Peridot        |   100 |Ore, Soft.                   | quest can be
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| used here. But,
|Sapphire       |   200 |Ore, Antidote.               | my advice is
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| don't use it.
|Opal           |   100 |Ore, Potion.                 | Please see
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| 'Final Fantasy
|Topaz          |   100 |Ore, Eye Drops.              | IX's Second
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Ending' section
|Lapis Lazuli   |   400 |Ore, Dead Pepper.            | in the 'Secrets
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| [General]'
|Pumice Piece   |25,000 |Hammer, Pumice.              | content for
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| details about
|Save The Queen |50,000 |Javelin, Silver Gloves.      | the Hammer.
|_______________|_______|_____________________________|
|Phoenix Pinion |   300 |Phoenix Down, Gysahl Greens. | You can get
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Beatrix's Save
|Ether          |   500 |Echo Screen, Vaccine.        | The Queen here.
|_______________|_______|_____________________________| Please see

'Save The Queen' section in the 'Weapon' content about this sword.

=======================================================================
IX)Final Fantasy IX's Second Ending
=======================================================================
Complete the Stellazzio quest and keep Cinna's Hammer in your item
inventory. [Please refer to 'Stellazzio: Zodiac Coins' section in
the 'Side Quest' content for details on how to complete this quest.]
DO NOT use the Hammer in the Legendary Synthesis Shop. You will
see an additional hidden sequence in the ending. [Your eyes got to
be sharp to see the difference(s). The second ending is just a few
minutes longer than the original one. Have one save file with the
Hammer in your inventory and another save file without the Hammer
in your inventory to spot the differences.]
_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Combat]
============
     i)Summoning Secrets
      -Boost
      -Atomos Summon
      -Odin Summon
      -Carbuncle/Fenrir's New Skills
      -Phoenix Summon
      -Other Summons
    ii)Action Ability
      -Thievery
      -Dragon's Crest
      -Frog Drop
   iii)Auto-Potion
    iv)Ability Up
     v)Dealing With Undead Monsters

=======================================================================
I)Summoning Secrets
=======================================================================
Boost:
-----
Without equipping the Boost ability, Eidolons MAY or MAY NOT appear
randomly during summon. However, Eidolons will definitely appear
during the FIRST time you summon them.

By equipping the Boost ability, you will be able to make Eidolons
appear each time you summon. The full animation that shows Eidolons
causes more damage to enemies than the one with partial animation
without showing Eidolons for the SAME summon. Note that Dagger and
Eiko can learn the Boost ability from Pumice Piece.

   ____________________
  /My Personal Thought:\
 /______________________\___________________________________________
|Many people complain that the Guardian Forces animation in Final   |
|Fantasy VIII were way too long. They said that they were SICK of   |
|watching the same summons over and over again. But, do they REALLY |
|know that the animation has to be LONG so as to let you have time  |
|to TAP the Square button to BOOST your Guardian Force? Now, Square |
|listens to gamers. We now have the full animation and partial      |
|animation but... Don't you guys feel that it's WIERD to see a      |
|partial animation? Out of nowhere, just comes an explosion without |
|even seeing the Eidolons. I just feel rather uncomfortable seeing  |
|the partial animation. I would RATHER TAP the Square button to     |
|see the full animation than watching a partial animation. Maybe,   |
|it's ONLY ME who enjoys tapping the Square button. I REALLY don't  |
|know. It's just my opinion. Maybe, I'm one of those who enjoys     |
|Final Fantasy VIII thoroughly.                                     |
|___________________________________________________________________|

Atomos Summon:
-------------
The Atomos summon works like a demi, damaging a certain percentage
of the enemies' HP. How much attack percentage it causes, will be
determined by two factors:
a)Full animation or Partial animation.
b)No of Amethyst you have in your inventory.

The formula to calculate the amount of HP it can caused is by:
a)[Full Animation] = [30 + No of Amethyst]% of enemy's HP.
b)[Partial Animation] = 2/3 of [Full Animation]

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the formula above.                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

Odin Summon:
-----------
The Odin summon has a certain percentage chance to cause an instant
death to enemies. However, if Odin fails to cause an instant death
to the enemies, no damage will be inflicted on them. To prevent this
from happening, you have to equip the Odin Sword ability. In case,
Odin fails to cause instant death, this will cause wind damage to all
enemies. My advice is equip ONLY the Odin Sword ability if you are
sure that you are going to let Dagger to use an Odin summon. If not,
don't bother to equip Odin Sword ability. Use other summons instead.
The formula to calculate this percentage chance is:

Perchange Chance = [Dagger's Magic Power/4 + difference between
                   Dagger's level and monsters' level]%

a)To learn Odin summon, purchase the Dark Matter item from the Treno
  Auction house.

b)To learn Odin Sword ability, you must find Ancient Aroma in Ipsen's
  Castle. Go to the room with the Odin's electrified sword chained
  to the black wall. There are two flower vases and three shelves.
  Notice that you can move the two flower vases from shelf to shelf?
  Rearrange the vases from shelf to shelf in anticlockwise manner,
  starting from the top right one. When you have done so, you notice
  that electrical energies will fill a vase. Check this vase out
  to recieve Ancient Aroma.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the formula above.                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

Carbuncle/Fenrir's New Skills:
-----------------------------
Depending on what Add-on gem you let Eiko equipped, this might affect
the effect of the Carbuncle or Fenrir's summons. Below is a list of
how certain Add-on gem can affect the Carbuncle and Fenrir summons.

   __________________
  /Alternate Summons \
 /____________________\______________________________________________
|Eidolon   |Add-On Gem Equipped   |Spell Name  |Effect               |
|__________|______________________|____________|_____________________|
|Carbuncle |Except the three Add- |Ruby Light  |Casts Reflect on the |
|          |on gems listed below. |            |entire party.        |
|          |______________________|____________|____________________ |
|          |Emerald               |Emerald     |Casts Haste on the   |
|          |                      |Light       |entire party.        |
|          |______________________|____________|_____________________|
|          |Moonstone             |Pearl Light |Casts Protect on the |
|          |                      |            |entire party.        |
|          |______________________|____________|_____________________|
|          |Diamond               |Diamond     |Casts Vanish on the  |
|          |                      |Light       |entire party.        |
|__________|______________________|____________|_____________________|
|Fenrir    |Except Maiden Prayer. |Terrestial  |Causes Earth damage  |
|          |                      |Rage        |to all enemies.      |
|          |______________________|____________|_____________________|
|          |Maiden Prayer         |Millennial  |Causes Wind damage   |
|          |                      |Decay       |to all enemies.      |
|__________|______________________|____________|_____________________|

Phoenix Summon:
--------------
Phoenix summon has the ability to cause Fire damage to all enemies
as well as reviving all K.O characters. But, do you know that there's
a chance that Phoenix Summon will appear and revive the party if
everyone gets K.O? This percentage chance is determined by the number
of Phoenix Pinion in your inventory. The formula for this percentage
chance to occur is given by:

Percentage Chance = [No of Phoenix Pinion/256]%

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the formula above.                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

Other Summons:
-------------
The attack power of certain summons will increase, depending on the
type and number of Add-on jems in your inventory. The more Add-on
gems you have, the more powerful a particular summon is. Never sell
these gems away. Anyway, even if you sell these gems away, you can
only get 1 gil for each gem sold, which is really not worthwhile
doing so. Below shows the link between certain Add-on gems with
the Eidolons:

 ___________________________
|Eidolon(s)   |Add-on Gem   |  For example, the attack power of
|_____________|_____________|  Shiva increases if you have more
|Shiva        |Opal         |  Opal in your inventory. Ifrit's
|_____________|_____________|  attack power increases if you have
|Ifrit        |Topaz        |  more Topaz and so on and so forth.
|_____________|_____________|
|Ramuh        |Peridot      |  The number and type of Add-on gems
|_____________|_____________|  is one factor that affects the attack
|Leviathan    |Aquamarine   |  power of these Eidolons. Besides this,
|_____________|_____________|  the full animation or partial animation
|Bahamut      |Garnet       |  is another factor that affects the
|_____________|_____________|  attack power of these Eidolons.

=======================================================================
II)Action Ability
=======================================================================
By performing certain 'tasks', the strength of certain action
abilities can be increased. Such 'tasks' take time and consistency.

Thievery
--------
Zidane's Thievery attack actually becomes more powerful as Zidane
keeps stealing. The more times Zidane steal, more damage Thievery
causes. Eventually, Zidane's Thievery can cause up to 9999 HP of
damage.

Dragon's Crest
--------------
Freya's Dragon Crest attack actually becomes more powerful as the
party keeps defeating dragons. The more dragons the party kills,
the more damage Dragon Crest causes. One good way is to let Quina
learn the Lv5 Death, which will kill Grand Dragon instantly. Quina
can learn this Lv5 Death by eating a Whale Zombie on the south
shore of the Lost Continent. Eventually, Freya's Dragon Crest can
cause up to 9999 HP of damage.

Frog Drop
---------
Frog Drop is a blue magic that Quina can learn by eating the Gigan
Toad. Quina's Frog Drop attack actually becomes more powerful as
Quina catches more frogs in the Qu's Marsh and when Quina's level
increases. Frog Drop has a 100% success rate and the formula to
calculate the damage caused is:

Quina level x amount of Frog(s) = HP damage

For example, if Quina is at level 70 and he has caught 100 frogs,
the damage that Frog Drop will cause is 70 x 100 = 7000 HP damage.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the formula above.                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

[Please refer to 'Frog Catching' section in the 'Side Quest' content
 for more details.]

=======================================================================
III)Auto-Potion
=======================================================================
When a character is equipped with the Auto-Potion, he or she will use
either a Potion or Hi-Potion on him or her whenever he or she recieves
a physical or magical attack from enemies.

When Will The Character Uses Auto-Hi-Potion:
-------------------------------------------
Whenever a character recieves a damage and is equipping him or her
with an Auto-Potion, he or she will automatically uses a Potion,
healing 150 HP [or 300 HP if equipped with the Chemist!!!] on himself
or herself.

Gradually, as you encounter tougher monsters in the battle later on,
you realise that an Auto-Potion ability is too ineffective as it
heals too little HP.

What to do? Many might not know this. First, sell away all your
Potion that you have, leaving ONLY Hi-Potion in your inventory.
During combat, whenever a character recieves a damage and is
equipping with an Auto-Potion, he or she will automatically uses a
Hi-Potion, healing 450 HP [or 900 HP if equipped with the Chemist!!!]
on himself or herself.

Effect Of Chemist:
-----------------
Equipping Chemist ability helps to double the potency of medicinal
items when these items are used DURING BATTLES. It is like saying
you use up a medicinal item but this item has the effect of two
medicinal items.

However, the downside is NOT all characters can learn the Chemist
ability. Examples are Zidane, Vivi, Quina, Eiko and Amarant. Only
Dagger, Steiner and Freya can learn the Chemist ability.

Consumable Item:
---------------
Below shows the effect of Potion and Hi-Potion used in different
situations like during field, during battle etc. I hope this table
below will be of some help to you.

 ___________________________________________________________________
|Item      |Field               |Battle                             |
|          |                    |___________________________________|
|          |                    |Without Chemist  |With Chemist     |
|__________|____________________|_________________|_________________|
|Potion    |Restores 100 HP.    |Restores 150 HP. |Restores 300 HP. |
|__________|____________________|_________________|_________________|
|Hi-Potion |Restores 300 HP.    |Restores 450 HP. |Restores 900 HP. |
|__________|____________________|_________________|_________________|

=======================================================================
IV)Ability Up
=======================================================================
You should ALWAYS equip your character with the Ability Up ability
unless you have already learned ALL the abilities. [The same goes to
Level Up as it lets you earn slightly more experience than usual
after each battle. Millionaire ability also lets you earn slightly
more gil than usual after each battle. But, I won't really talk
much about these two abilities.] By equipping the Ability Up ability,
you will double the AP gain during each battle. This makes your
character learn abilities faster.

Another Tip To Learn An Abilities Faster:
----------------------------------------
Here's a way to let you earn an ability faster. I am not sure how many
people know about this. Simply equip MULTIPLE equipments that lets
you learn the SAME ability. For simplicity, I stick to two equipments
and I will give you examples to illustrate what I mean.

For example,

a)Assume Zidane has not learned the Ability Up ability yet.
b)Let Zidane equip with Green Beret and Ribbon.
c)Both these two equipments contain the Ability Up ability which
  Zidane can learn.
d)Green Beret: Head Gear Equipment.
  Ribbon     : Add-On Equipment.

Case One: [Without Equipping The Ability Up]
--------
Let's perform some simple mathematical calculations. Assume you
recieve 1 AP after a battle. The Ability Up ability will gain:
a)1 AP due to Green Beret equipped.
b)1 AP due to Ribbon equipped.
c)In total, the Ability Up ability gains 1 + 1 = 2 AP.

Let's look at another example. Let's say you gain 2 AP after a battle.
The Ability Up ability will gain:
a)2 AP due to Green Beret equipped.
b)2 AP due to Ribbon equipped.
c)In total, the Ability Up ability gains 2 + 2 = 4 AP.

Case Two: [Equipping The Ability Up]
--------
Let's say you gain 1 AP after a battle.
The Ability Up ability will gain:
a)1 X 2 = 2 AP due to Green Beret and Ability Up equipped.
b)1 X 2 = 2 AP due to Ribbon and Ability UP equipped.
c)In total, the Ability Up ability gains 2 + 2 = 4 AP.

Let's look at the fianl example. Now, you gain 2 AP after a battle.
The Ability Up ability will gain:
a)2 X 2 = 4 AP due to Green Beret and Ability Up equipped.
b)2 X 2 = 4 AP due to Ribbon and Ability UP equipped.
c)In total, the Ability Up ability gains 4 + 4 = 8 AP.

I hope you can understand the whole process by the examples I have
given. The same process NOT only applies to TWO equipments that
let you learn the SAME ability. You can also have THREE or more
equipments that let you learn the SAME ability if you are able to
find. [Normally, it's two.] The same concept still applies. By
doing this, the SPECIFIC ability will gain AP very fast and you
will soon learn the ability in just a few battles.

=======================================================================
V)Dealing With Undead Monsters
=======================================================================
Final Fantasy veterans may remember this while newbies to Final
Fantasy may most likely do not know this. In fact, this technique
applies to some other RPGs, other than Final Fantasy.

When fighting against undead monsters, use magics like cure, cura and
maybe, curaga on them. Don't worry! It will not heal them, instead
do tremendous damage on them. If you cast life on these undead
monsters, you will kill them instantly.

AAlso, when in zombis status, your character turns darker colour.
Never use any healing items and magic as it WILL also CAUSE damage
to them, and maybe even killing them instantly. Instead, use a Magic
Tag to remove the zombie status.

An example of an area where you can find a lot of undead monsters
are Iifa Tree. Enemies like Myconid Zombie, Dracozombie etc are
some examples.
_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Optional Boss]
============
     i)Tantarian
    ii)Quale
   iii)Hades
    iv)Ozma

=======================================================================
I)Tantarian
=======================================================================
Tantarian is an optional boss found in Alexandria but you ONLY have
TWO chances to fight him. The first chance is in disc two when you
have to rescue Dagger from Queen Brahne and another chance is in disc
three when Zidane and the party arrive to rescue Dagger and Eiko.
I will recommend you to fight Tantarian in disc three when you are
stronger. It's hard to win Tantarian in disc two when you are weak
but it's not impossible. Furthermore, at this point of time in disc
two, you are only given 30 minutes to save Dagger before Queen
Brahne's ship arrives at Alexandria. If you happen to miss these two
chances, you won't be able to fight Tantarian anymore. [Like me, I
didn't know there's such boss hidden in Alexandria. Till now, I
haven't had the chance to fight Tantarian.]

Disc Two:
--------
After Steiner and Marcus break free of the cage and unite with
Zidane and the rest of the party, you should go and find Tantarian
before you find Dagger.

Disc Three:
----------
When Zidane and the party arrives at Alexandria, don't HEAD UP to the
top of a castle to find Dagger and Eiko first. If you do so without
fighting Tantarian, you won't be able to fight this optional boss
anymore. Your party now is Zidane, Vivi, Freya and Amarant. You
should head to the moogle in the Knight's Guardhouse on the second
floor and save first before you attempt to search for Tantarian.

Where To Fight Tantarian:
------------------------
Go to the library located to the left side of the hallway. Once inside
the library, stand next to the bookcase on the bottom left and you
should see a book which is lying on top of this bookcase. Examine and
a boss fight with Tantarian occurs.

   _______________________
  /Boss Fight: Tantarian  \
 /_________________________\___________
|Level  |41                            |
|_______|______________________________|
|HP     |21,997                        |
|_______|______________________________| The table on the left shows
|MP     |1,456                         | the statistics of this boss,
|_______|______________________________| Tantarian. I hope this table
|AP     |30                            | will be of some help to you.
|_______|______________________________|
|Weak   |Holy.                         |
|_______|______________________________| I haven't really had the
|Gil    |4,472                         | chance to fight this boss
|_______|______________________________| yet so I can't give you any
|Exp    |12,585                        | strategies or tips yet.
|_______|______________________________| Sorry about this!!!
|Steal  |Ether, Elixir, Silver Fork,   |
|       |Demon's Mail.                 |
|_______|______________________________| Maybe, check out other faqs
|Spoils |Running Shoes.                | if you need help fighting
|_______|______________________________| Tantarian.

If you need some more help on fighting Tantarian, I suggest you read
Ruk Chan's Alexandria Book Survival Guide faq.

=======================================================================
II)Quale
=======================================================================
Have Quina in your party and enter a Qu's Marsh to catch a frog. When
Quina has caught 99 frogs, Quale will appear and challenge the party
to a fight. [Please refer to 'Frog Catching' section in the 'Side
Quest' content for more details.]

   _______________________
  /Boss Fight: Quale      \
 /_________________________\___________
|Level  |76                            |
|_______|______________________________|
|HP     |65,535                        | The table on the left shows
|_______|______________________________| the statistics of boss,
|MP     |3,680                         | Quale. Since I haven't beaten
|_______|______________________________| Quale yet, I can't really
|Gil    |10,800                        | give you any strategies
|_______|______________________________| or tips yet. Sorry about
|Exp    |65,535                        | this.
|_______|______________________________|
|Steal  |Elixir, Ninja Gear, Glutton's | See below for the strategy
|       |Robe, Robe Of Lords           | contributed by Jesse Byers
|_______|______________________________| <jesseb@staff.hpnc.com>.

Strategies:
----------
Quale casts a lot of bad status on your party like Sleep, Poison,
Darkness, Confuse, Silence and Mini. Equip abilities like Insomniac,
Antibody, Bright Eyes, Clear Headed and Loudmouth. If Quale uses
Mini, use Quina's blue magic, Angel Snack, spells like Mini and
Esuna and item like Remedy to cure Mini status. You might want to
equip abilities like Auto-Haste, Auto-Regen and maybe, Auto-Potion.

Quale uses water-based attacks too. Because of that, equip your
characters with equipments that protects or absorbs water-based
attacks.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|The strategy for fighting Quale above is contributed by    |
|      |Jesse Byers <jesseb@staff.hpnc.com>.                       |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
III)Hades
=======================================================================
In Memoria, you will reach an area where Quina thinks he is in the
waters and he attempts to swim. After the conversation, search the
right side of the screen to find a hidden area amongst the coral.
A mysterious voice asks you to leave at once because you have
disturb his sleep. Choose to refuse to leave and you will fight
Hades. He's quite deadly. Once you have defeated him, you will be
able to gain access to the Legendary Synthesis Shop. [Please refer to
the 'Legendary Synthesis Shop' section in the 'Secrets [General]'
content for more details.]

   _______________________
  /Boss Fight: Hades      \
 /_________________________\___________
|Level  |92                            |
|_______|______________________________|
|HP     |55,535                        |    Hades is even stronger
|_______|______________________________|    than the final boss,
|MP     |9,999                         |    Necron, but don't worry,
|_______|______________________________|    he's not as powerful
|AP     |30                            |    as Ozma.
|_______|______________________________|
|Weak   |None.                         |
|_______|______________________________|    You might want to take
|Gil    |9,638                         |    this opportunity and
|_______|______________________________|    steal some great items
|Exp    |65,535                        |    from Hades. Let Zidane
|_______|______________________________|    equip with Master Thief
|Steal  |Reflect Ring, Running Shoes,  |    and Bandit abilities.
|       |Battle Boots, Robe Of Lords.  |
|_______|______________________________|
|Spoils |Elixir, Wing Edge.            |
|_______|______________________________|

   _______________________
  /Boss Preparation:      \
 /_________________________\________________________________________
|Final Preparation:                                                 |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Equip Auto-Regen, Auto-Haste, Antibody, Clear Headed, Body Temp,   |
|Bright Eyes, Half MP etc abilities. Consider Chemist if you want   |
|to equip Auto-Potion.                                              |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Strategy To Beat Hades:                                            |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Have Zidane steal. Use attacks that can cause 9999 HP of damage    |
|like Steiner's Shock etc. Summons like Bahamut, Ark and Madeen     |
|works well too but requires lot of MP. Let Dagger and Eiko be the  |
|healer. Vivi can equip Auto-Reflect, Reflectx2 and cast Flare on   |
|himself. This will reflect the Flare spell back to Hades. Use      |
|Freya's Dragon Crest if it can do a decent amount of damage. If    |
|not, let Freya perform jump. Let Amarant concentrate on doing      |
|physical damage and occasionally be the healer and revive any k.O  |
|character when neccessary. Quina can use White Wind to heal any    |
|wounded character and cast Mighty Guard on the party. Use Frog     |
|Drop if it can do a decent amount of damage. The battle shouldn't  |
|be quite hard if your party members are at high levels and have    |
|learned a number of powerful skills and magics.                    |
|___________________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
IV)Ozma
=======================================================================
Ozma is by the hardest boss to fight in Final Fantasy IX. First, you
will need the six Chocograph Pieces and have Choco turns gold. Then,
you can find the Chocobo's Air Garden. It is also very important
that you recieve the 'Friendly Monsters' blessing as it enables all
your physical attacks to be able to do some damage to Ozma. [Check
out the 'Friendly Monsters' section in the 'Side Quest' content
for more details.]

Check out the Eidolon grave, which is a huge rock on the platform [Not
where Mene is standing!!!] and Mene will run toward you, sensing that
there is strange presence inside there. Examine the Eidolon grave to
fight Ozma. Also, before you choose to examine the Eidolon, there's a
list of options for you like selecting your party members and access
to the menu. Make sure you are well-equipped before you fight Ozma.

LUCK is a MAJOR factor that determines your victory or your defeat.
I STRONGLY emphasis the importance of LUCK. This boss is damn tricky.
Upon defeating Ozma, you will get Pumice, which lets Dagger learn her
most powerful summon, Ark. Mene will reward you for your victory by restoring
your HP and MP and remove any status abnormalities, give
you a key item called the 'Strategy Guide' and a rare card, the Ozma
Card.

These are the strategies I used to beat Ozma. There may be other
strategies also. If you need help fighting Ozma, I suggest you read
Heretic's Ozma faq, which can be found in gamefaqs. Before that,
let's look at Ozma's statistics and the attacks Ozma uses.

   __________________
  /Boss Fight: Ozma  \
 /____________________\_____________________________________________
|Level |99     |AP    |100    |Steal              |Spoils   |Weak   |
|______|_______|______|_______|___________________|_________|_______|
|HP    |55,535 |Gil   |18,312 |Elixir, Robe Of    |Pumice,  |Wind,  |
|______|_______|______|_______|Lords, Dark Mat-   |Dark     |Holy.  |
|MP    |9,999  |Exp   |65,535 |ter, Pumice Piece. |Matter.  |       |
|______|_______|______|_______|___________________|_________|_______|
|List Of Ozma's Attack:                                             |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|a)Death      (One)    e)Curaga   (One)      i)Flare   (One)        |
|b)Lv5 Death  (All)    f)Mini     (One)      j)Holy    (One)        |
|c)MP Absorb  (One)    g)Doomsday (All)      k)Meteor  (ALL)        |
|d)Star Flare (All)    h)Curse    (All)      l)Berserk (One)        |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|With Reference To Above                                            |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|a)Instant death to a character.                                    |
|b)Death to all characters whose levels are multiple of five.       |
|c)Absorb a character's MP when Ozma's MP is low.                   |
|d)2000+ damage to everyone.                                        |
|e)Heal 7000 to 9000+ HP on Ozma.                                   |
|f)Character shrinks, weakening power and defense.                  |
|g)Cast shadow attack on all targets. Heal Ozma sometimes too.      |
|h)Cast all status ailments on everyone, including Confuse, Mini,   |
|  Poison, Darkness etc. Have the ability to wipe out the entire    |
|  party in random.                                                 |
|i)Similar to Vivi's Flare spell. 2000+ HP damage to everyone.      |
|j)Similar to Eiko's Holy spell.                                    |
|k)Sometimes do 9999 HP to a character. Sometimes miss. Sometimes   |
|  do a few hundred damage.                                         |
|l)Strength increases, control of character is lost.                |
|___________________________________________________________________|

   ___________________
  /Boss Preparation   \
 /_____________________\____________________________________________
|Before you fight Ozma, make sure you are well equipped. You need   |
|to have these requirements if you want to put up a decent fight    |
|with Ozma. Below shows the party members that I choose to fight    |
|against Ozma. Of course, there are other party members that you    |
|can choose but...                                                  |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Party Formation |Zidane, Eiko, Freya and Quina.                    |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Basic Requirements:                                                |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Zidane   |Steal enough until Thievery can cause 9999 HP.           |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Learn Abilities From:                                    |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Thievery       |Angel Bless, The Tower.                  |
|_________|_______________|_________________________________________|
|Eiko     |Must learn Holy, Esuna, Full-Life, Curaga spells etc     |
|         |and Phoenix summon.                                      |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Learn Abilities From:                                    |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Phoenix        |Phoenix Pinion.                          |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Curaga         |Angel Flute, Hamelin.                    |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Full-Life      |Siren's Flute.                           |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Esuna          |Angel Flute, Fairy Flute, Rubber Suit,   |
|         |               |Siren's Flute.                           |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Holy           |Angel Flute, White Robe.                 |
|_________|_______________|_________________________________________|
|Freya    |Defeat enough dragons until Freya's Dragon Crest can     |
|         |cause 9999 HP. Learn Reis's Wind and equip High Jump if  |
|         |you are sure that you are going to let Freya jump.       |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Learn Abilities From:                                    |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Reis's Wind    |Angel Earrings, Gold Helm, Holy Lance,   |
|         |               |Mythril Spear.                           |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Dragon's Crest |Holy Lance, Kain's Lance.                |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |High Jump      |Dragon Mail.                             |
|_________|_______________|_________________________________________|
|Quina    |Learn Mighty Guard, Angel's Snack, White Wind, Frog      |
|         |Drop, Magic Hammer and Auto-Life. It is prefered if      |
|         |Quina has caught enough frogs and has high level such    |
|         |that Frog Drop can cause 9999 HP.                        |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Blue Magic List: [Learn From These Monsters!!!]          |
|         |_________________________________________________________|
|         |Mighty Guard   |Antlion, Gargoyle, Gigan Octopus,        |
|         |               |Myconid, Serpion.                        |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Angel's Snack  |Behemoth, Epitaph, Ironite, Mistodon.    |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Frog Drop      |Gigan Toad.                              |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |White Wind     |Garuda, Griffin, Zemzelett, Zuu.         |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Magic Hammer   |Magic Vice, Ring Leader.                 |
|         |_______________|_________________________________________|
|         |Auto-Life      |Carrion Worm, Cerberus, Gimme Cat,       |
|         |               |Stilva, Yan.                             |
|_________|_______________|_________________________________________|
|Final Preparation:                                                 |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|a)At high levels. [Preferably 60+ and above.] Avoid levels that    |
|  are multiple of five.                                            |
|b)Never use shadow attacks on Ozma. This will heal Ozma instead.   |
|  Don't use Vivi's Doomsday, Dagger's Ark summon etc.              |
|c)Equip your characters with his or her strongest weapon.          |
|d)Equip equipments that protect or absorb Shadow element. An       |
|  example is Pumice Piece.                                         |
|e)Equip Auto-Haste, Auto-Life, Auto-Regen, Half-MP, Antibody,      |
|  Clear Headed, Loudmouth, HP + 10%, HP + 20% abilities. Equip     |
|  Chemist if you want to equip Auto-Potion.                        |
|f)Get 'Friendly Monsters' blessings. [Optional]                    |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Strategy To Beat Ozma:                                             |
|___________________________________________________________________|
|Zidane   |Do 9999 HP by using Thievery. Use physical attack with   |
|         |Ultima weapon equipped if Thievery cannot do stronger    |
|         |damage than physical damage. Must have 'Friendly Mon-    |
|         |sters' blessings if Zidane does physical damage. Use     |
|         |remedy on any character in Mini status or Gysahl Greens  |
|         |on any character in Berserk status. Use Grand Lethal if  |
|         |Zidane is in Trance mode by choosing Dyne.               |
|_________|_________________________________________________________|
|Eiko     |Let Eiko occasionally attack using Holy spell. Do NOT    |
|         |use Madeen summon as it uses up too many MP. Let Eiko    |
|         |be the healer by using Curaga and use Phoenix summon or  |
|         |Full-Life to revive K.O characters. Use Esuna on any     |
|         |character in Mini status. When in Trance mode, cast two  |
|         |white magics in a single turn.                           |
|_________|_________________________________________________________|
|Freya    |Do 9999 HP by using Dragon's Crest. If Dragon's Crest    |
|         |cannot do great damage, equip High Jump and let Freya    |
|         |jump. If not, don't take the trouble. Use Reis's Wind    |
|         |if there is any character who is not equipped with       |
|         |Auto-Regen. Use remedy on any character in Mini status   |
|         |or Gysahl Greens on any character in Berserk status.     |
|_________|_________________________________________________________|
|Quina    |Use Magic Hammer on Ozma. It absorbs 1 to 7000+ MP from  |
|         |Ozma. If Ozma runs out of MP, it's a great news because  |
|         |you won't recieve attacks like Meteor, Flare etc. But,   |
|         |Magic Hammer can sometimes play you out by absorbing     |
|         |single digit MP from Ozma. Luck actually matters. Use    |
|         |Quina's Angel Snack to cast Remedy on all party members  |
|         |to cure any character in Mini status. If Quina has the   |
|         |chance, consider using Mighty Guard and Auto-Life.       |
|         |Casting Mighty Guard might make a great difference in    |
|         |the outcome of the battle. By casting Mighty Guard, all  |
|         |party members are in the Protect and Shell status. This  |
|         |reduces the damage you recieve from attacks like Flare,  |
|         |Star Flare, Meteor etc. Use White Wind to restore HP of  |
|         |all party members. Consider Frog Drop if this attack     |
|         |can do great deal of damage. However, priority should    |
|         |be letting Quina using Magic Hammer to absorb all        |
|         |Ozma's MP.                                               |
|_________|_________________________________________________________|

 ___________________________________________________________________
|TIPS  |By using a Dark Matter on Ozma, it can inflict 9999HP of    |
|      |damage on it.                                               |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Alexandria]
============
     i)Hippaul's Secret
    ii)Mugger... Or Card Guru?
   iii)Pet Finder
    iv)Performance Of A Lifetime
     v)Knights Of Pluto

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Hippaul's Secret
=======================================================================
Beginning Of Disc One [When you control Vivi]
---------------------

If you talk to Hippaul in the Alexandria's Main Square where the
ticket booth is, he will say that he has hidden his three precious
cards in a very safe place. Now, let's be the bad guy and hunt down
Hippaul's hidden cards. Rat-boy Puck will take Vivi to watch the
Tantalus' performance, only if Vivi agrees to be his slave. Choose
to refuse him for the first time. Then, go to the church and ring
the bell. You will recieve Hippaul's secret stash of cards, which
includes the Ironite card, Goblin card and Forest Fang card.

=======================================================================
II)Mugger... Or Card Guru?
=======================================================================
Beginning Of Disc One [When you control Vivi]
---------------------

Do not remain in the alley for too long after you refuse Puck's offer
for the first time and Puck runs off. You could be mugged by Alleyway
Jack and lost some gils. However, if you speak to him before he mugs
you, you will discover the "Alleyway Jack"!, which is actually a brief
tutorial about 'Tetra Master'. You can now play with Alleyway Jack
to get some good cards.

=======================================================================
III)Pet Finder
=======================================================================
Beginning Of Disc One [When you control Vivi]
---------------------

At the docks, you will find a child called Tom. He is looking for his
cat, Mittens. Agree to help him to look for the cat. Speak to him
again to learn that the cat is brown. Return to Memorial Square and
you will find a brown cat behind the central statue. Tom then appears
and claim the cat. Revisit Tom at the docks to recieve a Bomb card.

=======================================================================
IV)Performance Of A Lifetime
=======================================================================
'I want to be your canary' is one of the most memorable scenes in
Final Fantasy IX. During Tantalus' performance, Zidane and the gang
will fight Baku and the others. To liven up the events, they are
equipped with 'Special Effects (SFX)'. The 'SFX' are impressive.
When you choose the SFX command, you notice that it costs 0 HP
damage to the target.

After the fight, Zidane and Blank will then begin a choreographed
stage fight. You must follow Blank's lead by pressing the buttons
he tells you to push. Two factors will determine your performance-
Accuracy and Speed.

After the stage fight, you will be told how many nobles are impressed
by your stage fight and also whether Queen Brahne is impressed or
not. If you get 100 nobles to be impressed with your stage fight, as
well as Queen Brahne, you will recieve a maximum of 10,000 gil. How
much gil you will earn, will depend on how you perform. Luckily, you
can keep trying even if you are not satisfied with your first
performance but then you will recieve more gil if it's your first
try. So, give in your best on your first try.

Additional Reward
-----------------
Zorn and Thorn realises that Princess Garnet is missing. They
immediately report it to Queen Brahne. After Queen Brahne hears
that Princess Garnet is missing, she orders Steiner to search for
Princess Garnet. Steiner approaches the Pluto Knights but find
that two of the Pluto Knights' clothes have been stolen. [They
were naked, but not completely!!!] Immediately return and talk
to Queen Brahne to recieve an item. Which item you recieve will
determine how many nobles are impressed by Zidane's and Blank's
performance.

 ___________________________________________
|No Of Nobles Impressed   |Item Recieved    | The maximum number of
|_________________________|_________________| nobles I have managed
|  1 to 49 Nobles         |Ether            | to impress so far is
|_________________________|_________________| 99 nobles out of 100.
| 50 to 79 Nobles         |Elixir           | Just one more and It's
|_________________________|_________________| 100 nobles. What a
| 80 to 99 Nobles         |Silk Shirt       | pity!!! Never mind!!!
|_________________________|_________________|
|      100 Nobles         |Moonstone        | Don't be like me and
|_________________________|_________________| forget to talk to

Queen Brahne later on. When you CONTROL Steiner, make sure you go
back and talk to Queen Brahne to claim your well-deserved item.

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to PlayOnline for the list of rewards you get for   |
|      |your performance from Queen Brahne.                        |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
V)Knights Of Pluto
=======================================================================
In disc three, Alexandria is being attacked by the monsters sent by
Kuja. Dagger has just ascended the throne and become the Queen of
Alexandria. Dagger must hurriedly and precisely give out orders to
the Knights Of Pluto.

Remember in the beginning of the game, when Captain Steiner had to
give orders to all of the Knights of Pluto? If you have spoken to
Breireicht twice on the stairs, he mentioned a list of the knights
and their personalities. Judging by their interests and abilities,
Dagger should assign jobs to the suitable knights that would perform
their tasks efficiently.

If you do not consider the Knights' interests and abilities and give
them a task that they don't like, they must not perform their tasks
efficiently and that means not all the townspeople will be saved.
You can tell whether the Knights like the order you give or not by
their responses. If they respond enthusiastically, that means they
like the task. If you give the Knights the wrong tasks, they will
look very confused about their tasks. If you give all the right
tasks to the Knights, you will recieve an Angel Earrings, if not,
you will only recieve an Ether. Try not to look at the answers below.

   _____________________________
  /Ordering The Knights Of Pluto\
 /_______________________________\________________________
|Knights                   |Order                         |
|__________________________|______________________________|
|Weimar and Haagen         |Protect the townspeople.      |
|__________________________|______________________________|
|Breireicht and Laudo      |Contact Lindblum.             |
|__________________________|______________________________|
|Blutzen and Kohel         |Gather Information.           |
|__________________________|______________________________|
|Mullenkedheim and Dojebon |Fire the cannons.             |
|__________________________|______________________________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Lindblum]
============
     i)Festival Of The Hunt

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Festival Of The Hunt
=======================================================================
The 'Festival Of The Hunt' is a traditional event held by the people
of Lindblum. The winner of the Festival Of The Hunt will recieve the
key item, Master Hunter award. In addition, depending on who wins
the hunt, you will get a different item. If Vivi wins, you recieve a
Theater Ship Card; if Freya wins, you recieve a Coral Ring and if
Zidane wins, you recieve 5,000 gil.

So, how to win the hunt? First, you must ask yourself which item
you want to get. Theater Ship Card, Coral Ring or 5000 Gil? From
here, determine who you want to let him win.

Let Zidane Win
--------------
a)Equip Zidane with the strongest weapon, which is 'The Orge' at
  this point.
b)Equip Zidane with the Bird killer ability. Zidane can learn the
  Bird Killer ability by buying the Yellow Scarf in the Synthesis
  shop if he has not learned it yet. You might want to consider
  letting Zidane to equip with the Beast Killer ability.
c)In the Business district, return to the Square when the timer
  is around 3 to 4 minutes. Vivi is being chased by a fang. Save
  your buddy by defeating the fang. Then, move to the sundial square
  [where the item shop, weapon shop etc are] and you will fight a
  boss, Zaghnol. Zidane and Freya will fight this boss together. The
  one who defeats Zaghnol will recieve a lot of points. Have Freya be
  the healer by using potions. If you want Zidane to win, let Zidane
  does the final blow to Zaghnol and this final blow must KILL this
  beast. This should help Zidane to secure his winning position.

Let Freya Win
-------------
If you want to let Freya win, follow the strategy above but let Freya
be the one who defeats Zaghnol. Zidane can also choose not to fight
the Zaghnol initially and most likely, it will be Freya who defeats
the Zaghnol.

Let Vivi Win
------------
To let Vivi win, first get to the Business District and save Vivi from
the Fang. Next, return to Industrial District [Don't bother about
Zaghnol!!!] and purposely put up a bad fight. Vivi will most likely
to emerge the champion this way.

 _________________________
|Festival Monster Points  |
|_________________________|
|Monster       |Point(s)  |
|______________|__________| The table on the left that shows the
|Mu            |12 Points | 'Festival Monster Points' are directly
|______________|__________| taken from PlayOnline. However, if I
|Trick Sparrow |13 Points | remember correctly, the points seem
|______________|__________| to show some variation. I can't really
|Fang          |19 Points | remember exactly.
|______________|__________|
|Zaghnol       |80 Points |
|______________|__________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Treno]
============
     i)Obtaining Power Belt
    ii)Obtaining Chimera Armlet
   iii)Crime And Punishment
    iv)Home Sweet Home
     v)Hippo's Prize
    vi)Good Old Days

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Obtaining Power Belt
=======================================================================
On your first visit to Treno, you will come across an Active Time
Event called 'Treno Tradition'. By watching this Active Time Event,
Dagger is being mugged and lost 1000 gil to a pickpocket called Four
Armed Man.

Along the carpented hall, just before entering the room to the
synthesis shop, Steiner meets the Four Armed Man who has stolen
Dagger's money. Frightened by Steiner, he hands over the Power Belt.

Save Some Gil:
-------------
During the Active Time Event called 'Treno Tradition', when Dagger is
being mugged, a '!' mark will appear. Press the X button when the
'!' mark appears. If your timing is right, Dagger loses 500 gil
instead of 1000 gil.

=======================================================================
II)Obtaining Chimera Armlet
=======================================================================
During disc three before Treno Card Tournament, watch the two Active
Time Events called 'Memories By The Water' and 'City People'. In a
scene found in the Active Time Event, Four Armed Man gives you a
Chimera Armlet as he runs off.

=======================================================================
III)Crime And Punishment
=======================================================================
On your first visit to Treno, after returning to Dr. Tot's tower to
get the Supersoft, DO NOT enter the hatch even though Dr. Tot opens
it for you. Instead, just leave the tower at once and the Active Time
Event called 'Crime And Punishment' will be triggered.

=======================================================================
IV)Home Sweet Home
=======================================================================
In disc three, before the Card Tournament in Treno, you will encounter
an Active Time Event called 'How He Ended Up Here'. While viewing the
Active Time Event, there will be two options for you to choose. Choose
to let Vivi go home and the Active Time Event called 'Home Sweet Home'
will immediately trigger after you win the first round of the Card
Tournament. In this Active Time Event called 'Home Sweet Home',
you will learn more about Vivi's past.

Zidane is all alone during the Card Tournament. If Zidane leaves
Treno, you can visit Vivi in Quan's Dwelling. A scene will be
triggered at the patio where Vivi will rejoin your party. It doesn't
harm to have one more people in your party.

=======================================================================
V)Hippo's Prize
=======================================================================
In disc three, before the Card Tournament, in the Active Time Event
called 'How He Ended Up Here', if you did not let Vivi go home, an
Active Time Event called 'Hippo's Prize' will be triggered.

This causes Mario to appear as your second opponent in the Card
Tournament. You can win the rare Namingway Card from him.

=======================================================================
VI)Good Old Days
=======================================================================
To get Freya into your party after the first round of the Treno's Card
Tournament, choose 'I won't force it out of you' to skip the Active
Time Event called 'Lessons Of Life' when you are watching the Active
Time Event called 'Good Old Days', then have Freya join your party
outside the Auction House.

However, the Active Time Event called 'Lessons Of Life' gives you a
glimpse of Amarant's past.

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Madain Sari]
============
     i)Eiko's Cooking.

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Eiko's Cooking
=======================================================================
On your first visit to Madain Sari, you will eventually watch these
Active Time Events called 'Eiko's Feelings', 'Eiko's Kitchen' and
'Eiko's Kitchen 2'. You will see that Eiko is preparing food for the
party. You may wonder how much you should cook and what you should
add or should not add to prepare the best meal. During a scene,
Quina will come in and give Eiko some tips on cooking. [After all,
Quina's an expert in tasting good foods.]

So, how much food do you think Eiko needs to cook? When Eiko is
listing down the people she is cooking for, make sure you count
the list. That includes all the people and the moogles. And, like
what Quina said, it is all right to cook slightly more. So, add one
to your counting.

The secret recipe lies:
a)Cook enough food for 11 people. Not more or less.
b)Don't season your food with Oglop!
c)When Quina appears, allow the gourmand to help you.

I am not sure if there's any reward if Eiko cooks a good meal. I
suppose there's none but it affects the dialogues that you will
get later on. For me, Eiko's cooking turns up tasting not
really good because I choose the option which allows the food to
be seasoned with Oglop. [I thought it is better to add some more
ingredients. I guess I'm wrong!!!]

Comments On Eiko's Cooking:
--------------------------
As I have said before, how well the meal is cooked, will determine
the dialogues that you will be having later on. Here's some points
that you want to take note:
a)The better the food is cooked, the longer the dialogues you will
  get. [You also get to learn some new stuffs.]
b)If you put Oglop in, Vivi will interrupt the conversation.
c)Other minor mistakes lead to small details like Dagger not calling
  Eiko on her use of a line from a play.
d)Do everything right and Eiko will explain everything on how
  summoners communicate with Eidolons through their horns.

 ___________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to <ebk@sfu.ca> for telling me that how well the     |
|      |Eiko's meal is cooked, will affect the dialogues that you   |
|      |will get later on.                                          |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content    - Secrets [Daguerreo]
===========
   i)Blessing Of The Dragon God
  ii)Supply Problems In Daguerreo
 iii)An Exchange In Daguerreo
  iv)Renaming Characters
   v)Ranking In Daguerreo

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Blessing Of The Dragon God
=======================================================================
Head to the entrance of Daguerreo and then examine the mosaic, which
deplicts the Water Dragon God. Zidane suggests placing Ore into the
fountain. For every five Ores that Zidane put inside, you will receive
an Add-on gem, Aquamarine. Aquamarine lets Dagger learn the powerful
summon, Levithan. Take note that this is cumulative. If you put four
Ores in and come back later to put one Ore in, you will recieve an
Aquamarine also. So, it doesn't mean that if you put only one Ore
in and not five Ores at the same time, you lose that one Ore that
you put in for nothing. This is also a great chance to build up the
number of Aquamarine in your inventory and increase the strength
of the Levithan summon.

=======================================================================
II)Supply Problems In Daguerreo
=======================================================================
In disc three, when you have the airship, head to Daguerreo in the
southwest part of the world. The Weaponsmith in Daguerreo tells you
that he cannot sell you anything because he is having trouble with
his supplies due to the faulty lift. The faulty lift prevents the
top lift from going all the way up to the second level. If you want
him to sell you anything, you must first fix his problem. You will
definitely want to help him solve his problem because he sells great
weapons and armours.

Just a level below where the Weaponsmith is, you see three levers and
a man standing on the middle platform reading a book. To the right of
the lever, is a staff that is leaning against the bookshelves. Head
there first and examine the three levers. Here are the steps:

a)Lower the left lever until you see the most bottom platform is
  in the same level at the bottom floor level.
b)Next, examine the bottom wall and Zidane will spot a hole in the
  wall just above the platform.
c)Examine the staff that is leaning against the bookshelves.
d)Take the staff and insert it into the hole. This prevents the bottom
  platform from raising.
e)Return to the levers and lower the right levers until the top
  platform is at floor level.
f)Move Zidane to the top platform at the floor level and press the
  X button.
g)The top platform then rises until it reaches the top floor.
h)Speak to the weaponsmith and you realise that his problem is
  solved.

 ___________________________________________________________________
|TIPS  |Return to Daguerreo in disc four and you will find that the |
|      |Weaponsmith will sell some new and better equipments.       |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
III)An Exchange In Daguerreo
=======================================================================
Take some time to check the bookshelves in Daguerreo. You see the
Engineer Zebolt from Lindblum, who is an expert in hydraulics near
the right entrance on the second floor. To his left, two people are
having a heated exchange. One is the Sales Clerk who manages the
Medicine Store. Speak to the Young Man whom the the Sales Clerk is
arguing with.

Stand on the Young Man's side by agreeing with him everytime and he
will give you the rare Flare Card. Next, stand on the Sales Clerk's
side by agreeing with him everytime and she will give you the rare
Meteor Card. [Hmm.. you are a 'two-headed snake' if you do that.]

=======================================================================
IV)Renaming Characters
=======================================================================
There are two ways to get the Namingway Card. To me, it's useless
because I feel that there isn't a need to change your characters'
names. But, in case you DON'T LIKE any one of your characters' names.

a)Win the rare Namingway Card from Mario during the card tournament
  in Treno in disc three. Mario will use the Namingway Card randomly
  in the second round of the card tournament. However, you have to
  meet certain requirements in order to play the card game against
  Mario in the second round of the Card Tournament. [Please refer to
  'Hippo Prize' section in the 'Secrets [Treno]' content for more
  details on how to make Mario as the second round of the opponent
  in the Card Tournament.]
b)You can find the card inside Kuja's room by searching behind the
  stacked books in the left hand side of the foreground during the
  event in Desert Palace in disc three.

 ____________________________________________________________________
|NOTE  |If I am not wrong, both the two Namingway Card can only be   |
|      |gotten in disc three. And, if you happen to forget to take   |
|      |the Namingway Card after you have left the Desert Palace, I  |
|      |am not sure if you can return to get the card again.         |
|______|_____________________________________________________________|

A Guy Doing Research in the middle level of Daguerreo requests to see
the Namingway Card. Show it to him and you can rename your characters.
The question is how do you reach the middle level. It's quite simple
actually:

a)Examine the strange block, which is next to the Medicine shop. An
  obstruction is being released.
b)Speak to the scholar at the right side who is standing near the
  bookshelves.
c)Agree to help him find a book, which can be found in the right side
  of the room. Speak to him and he will move away from his current
  position.
d)This reveals a hidden ladder that will take you to the middle
  level to find the Guy Doing Research.

Examine the far left and far right sides of the middle level to find
an Elixir on each side. To get back to the top floor, search for the
'?' mark at the centre of the middle level. When you find the '?'
mark, press the X button.

=======================================================================
V)Ranking In Daguerreo
=======================================================================
The true identity of the four-armed bandit will be revealed when you
have gained a treasure hunting ranking of "S". To your Treasure
Hunting ranking, simply speak to the Four-armed Man or the woman at
the Treno Inn.

Once you reach rank S, speak to the Four-armed Man in Daguerreo. He's
standing in the room where the moogle, Noggy is. When Four-armed Man
finds out that you are a Rank S treasure hunter, he will then become
intimidated and he runs out of the room abruptly. Follow him to the
entrance and he will then tell you about his true identity. [What's
his identity? You find it out yourself. My current Treasure Hunting
Ranking is only 'C' but then I have already know his identity.] After
that, he will hand you the 'Rank S Award' key item.

The treasure hunting ranking is determined by a point system:
1)1 point for every chest, searched Field icon, and item gained in
  event sequence, and every rare item purchased in the Treno Auction
  House [with the exception of Magical Fingertip and Pearl Rouge].
2)2 points for every chest found on the World Map while riding on
  Choco.
3)No points are awarded for items found while digging in the 'Chocobo
  Hot and Cold' game or bought from Stiltzkin.

 __________________________________________________________________
|TIPS  |You might also want to take this opportunity and challenge |
|      |Four-Armed Man to a Tetra Master card game. You can win a  |
|      |lot of DIFFERENT RARE AIRSHIP cards from him.              |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|The information can also be found in www.playonline.com. I |
|      |took the information directly from there and then edited a |
|      |little bit.                                                |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Conde Petie/Mountain Path]
============
     i)Coloured Stone

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Coloured Stone
=======================================================================
After your first meeting with Eiko in Conde Petie, you pass through
the mountains and head for Madain Sari. Along the way, you see
some statues. Examine these statues and you will recieve a coloured
stones. These four stones are the Blue Stone, Red Stone, Yellow
Stone and Green Stone. As to where you find these stones, I think I
am not going to explain in details. If you explore all the areas
carefully, you will definitely find these four stones.

After finding all the four stones, return to where the moogle, Suzuna
is. Take the most right paths in these three paths. You will find
a different statue for you to stick all the four stones in, in this
area under the tree root. In return, you will recieve a Moonstone
for your efforts.

When the Add-on gem, Moonstone is equipped on Eiko, summoning
Carbucle will cause this Eidolon to use 'Pearl Light', which casts
Protect on entire party.
_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Ipsen's Castle]
============
    i)Like Walking Backwards
   ii)Secret Combination

=======================================================================
I)Like Walking Backwards
=======================================================================
Notice at certain parts of Ipsen's Castle, everything is actually UP-
SIDE DOWN. During battle, you may wonder why you equip your strongest
weapon, yet you do pathetic damage to ALL enemies. All the damage
you cause, are most likely to be DOUBLE DIGITS. Think carefully.
Since this castle is upside down, why not do something that is
reversed? Yes, equip your battle party with the WEAKEST WEAPON
possible. The most weakest weapon will do the most damage to the
enemies in Ipsen's Castle. Luckily for you, if you have already sold
all your weakest weapons, you can still find quite a lot of weak
weapons in the castle, which should be useful to you.

=======================================================================
II)Secret Combination
=======================================================================
In Ipsen's Castle, at the archway on the top balcony, there is a red
carpented room. Examine the fresco at the right and you notice that
it is a secret door but then it is not easy to open it. The trick is
to let Zidane lean against the door but the problem is how to make
the option appear? Take a while and think about it. I'll give you a
hint. Choose the options in this order that starts with the first
two letters.

         Ex ---> Pu ---> Po ---> Th ---> Pu ---> Tr ---> Re

Wow, I suppose I have given too much hints. Very obvious, right? [But,
at least, better than saying the word out, right?]

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Secrets [Tetra Master]
============
     i)Collector's Rank
    ii)Five Card Masters

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Collector's Rank
=======================================================================
The Collector's Rank is a number that ranges from 0 to 1700 that
measures how 'prestige' you are as a Tetra Master player. Your
Collector's Rank can be viewed in the Card menu.

How To Get Maximum Collector's Rank:
-----------------------------------
If you manage to beat the powerful boss, Ozma, you will recieve a
key item called 'Strategy Guide'. It tells you what you must do if
you want to achieve the maximum Collector's Rank and this is what
it says:

"You must collect cards with triangles pointing in different
directions, or you can't achieve the highest rank!" =Grand Master|=

a)Collect EVERY single cards.
b)Each card must have unique arrow arrangement.
c)Play with each card several times until all of them must have the
  second letter with the letter A, meaning level up the card's
  Attack type to A.
d)Collect all four figurines. [Mini-Cid, Mini-Burmecia, Mini-Brahne
  and Mini-Prima Vista.]

 ___________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to <XNyarlathotep@aol.com> for information on how to |
|      |get the maximum Collector's Rank.                           |
|______|____________________________________________________________|

Maximum Cards:
-------------
As a Tetra Master player, you can only keep up to a maximum of 100
cards in your inventory. If you already have 100 cards, the new cards
that you get will be discarded immediately and the existing cards
remain. You should always discard weak cards like the one with very
low statistics and few arrows, to allow rooms for other rare cards.
To discard a card, simply select the card to be discarded in the
card menu and press the X button.

There are a total of 100 different card types. If you want to have all
the 100 different single cards, that means that you can ONLY have ONE
card of each different card type.

Things To Take Note:
-------------------
a)For two cards of the same type, that DOESN'T mean that these two
  cards will have SIMILAR ARROW ARRANGEMENT and card STATISTICS.
b)Raising the Card's numerical values DOES NOT CHANGE the Collector's
  Rank.
c)You can level up a card's statistics by using the card more often
  in the game. However, some cards' statistics level up faster or
  slower than others while certain cards have statistics that cannot
  be raised like any of Frog's statistics or Lindblum's attack
  statistics.

=======================================================================
II)Five Card Masters
=======================================================================
In Memoria [Disc Four], in some corners and niches, a '!' mark will
sometimes appear above Zidane's head. By pressing the X button, you
will see Zidane shaking his head, as if he is confused. You may wonder
why you find nothing even when you press the X button to search when
the '!' button appears. Now, press the Square button in these areas
and you realise that you can now battle with the Card Master's ghost.
By playing with them, you can obtain many rare cards from them. There
are five Card Masters roaming in Memoria and you can find them at:

 ___________________________________________________________________
|Name            |Location Of These Card Masters                    |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Master Phantom  |Check left side of the entrance in the 'Stairs Of |
|                |Time' field.                                      |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Defense Phantom |On the left side in the 'Recollection' Field.     |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Strong Phantom  |Lower-right corner near the wall in the 'Lost     |
|                |Memory' field.                                    |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Rare Phantom    |In 'Time Warp' field on the second floor.         |
|________________|__________________________________________________|
|Dark Phantom    |In 'Stairs' field, somewhere in the right side.   |
|________________|__________________________________________________|

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Weapon
============
     i)List of Strongest Weapons
      -Ultima Weapon             [Thief Swords]
      -Whale Whisker             [Rods]
      -Tiger Racket              [Rackets]
      -Angel Flute               [Flutes]
      -Excalibur II              [Swords]
      -Mace of Zeus              [Staves]
      -Dragon's Hair             [Polearms]
      -Gastro Fork               [Forks]
      -Rune Claws                [Fist Weapons]
    ii)Save The Queen

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)List Of Strongest Weapons
=======================================================================
Here's all the information on every single most powerful weapon for
all your characters and how to find them. Before that, look at the
legend first.

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|Legend       |What It Actually Means                                |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Buy          |Cost to purchase at a shop. Unfortuately, all the     |
|             |strongest weapon can't be purchased. So, I didn't put |
|             |'buy' in the table.                                   |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Sell         |Resale value is the price you sell a weapon to a      |
|             |shop.                                                 |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Atk          |Attack Power of a weapon. How powerful the weapon is. |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Notes        |Description of a weapon.                              |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Add ST       |Status effect caused by a weapon when Add Status      |
|             |ability is equipped and is effective.                 |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Elem-A       |Add element to attack.                                |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Elem-D       |Defend against the element.                           |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|Abilities    |Skills your character can learn from a weapon.        |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|(  )         |Number inside (  ) indicates the amount of AP needed  |
|             |to learn a skill.                                     |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|A            |Action ability.  [Automatically equipped!!!]          |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|S            |Support ability. [Need to be equipped to use!!!]      |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|
|#??          |?? indicates Chocograph number, as in order in the    |
|             |Chocograph menu.                                      |
|_____________|______________________________________________________|

   _____________
  /Thief Swords \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                         |Add ST  |
|______________|_______|_____|______________________________|________|
|Ultima Weapon |20,000 |100  |Considered the most powerful  |Sleep   |
|              |       |     |weapon in the world.          |        |
|______________|_______|_____|______________________________|________|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Zidane        |Flee(40)A    |Exact Former Location Of Shimmering    |
|              |             |Island. Please see 'Dead Pepper Treas- |
|              |             |ure Locations' section in my Chocobo   |
|              |             |faq for more details.                  |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Rods         \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Whale Whisker | 5,140 | 36  |Legendary weapon that holds    |None   |
|              |       |     |powerful magic.                |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Dagger        |Curaga(155)A |Ocean Chocograph #18. Please see       |
|              |Life(30)A    |'Chocograph List' section in my Choco- |
|              |Break(35)A   |bo faq for more details.               |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Rackets      \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Elem-A |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Tiger Racket  | 2,900 | 45  |The most powerful long-range   |Wind   |
|              |       |     |racket.                        |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Dagger        |Dispel(25)A  |Foaming Water Beneath Quan's Dwelling. |
|Eiko          |             |Please see 'Dead Pepper Treasure Loca- |
|              |             |tions' section in my Chocobo faq for   |
|              |             |more details.                          |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Flutes       \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Angel Flute   | 4,150 | 33  |Legendary flute that is said   |None   |
|              |       |     |to enchant anyone who hear its |       |
|              |       |     |tune.                          |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Eiko          |Holy(110)A   |In room where you see the destruction  |
|              |Esuna(80)A   |of Alexandria in Memoria. Step up to   |
|              |Curaga(80)A  |the platform and search the most left  |
|              |             |side of the platform.                  |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Swords       \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Excalibur II  |19,500 |108  |N/A                            |None   |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Steiner       |Minus Strike |Second pillar from the right in Terr-  |
|              |(35)A        |ace in Memoria within 12 hours of      |
|              |Climhazzard  |gameplay from beginning. Please see    |
|              |(70)A        |'Excalibur II' section in the 'Secrets |
|              |Stock Break  |[General]' content for more details.   |
|              |(35)A        |                                       |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Staves       \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Mace Of Zeus  | 5,000 | 35  |Legendary staff that once be-  |Mini   |
|              |       |     |longed to a great magician.    |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Vivi          |Doomsday     |On the top left of the platform before |
|              |(150)A       |climbing up the ladder one more time   |
|              |             |and enter the room to fight Lich in    |
|              |             |Memoria.                               |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Polearms     \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Dragon's Hair |11,750 | 77  |Legendary spear made from dra- |None   |
|              |       |     |gon king's hair.               |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Freya         |Dragon Bre-  |Mountain Crack Near Oeilvert. Please   |
|              |ath(205)A    |see 'Dead Pepper Treasure Locations'   |
|              |             |section in my Chocobo faq for more     |
|              |             |details.                               |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Forks        \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Gastro Fork   | 6,650 | 77  |Legendary fork known for its   |Stop   |
|              |       |     |ability to crush anything.     |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Quina         |High Tide    |Catch 99 frogs in Qu's Marsh and then  |
|              |(250)S       |defeat Quale. Please see 'Frog Catch-  |
|              |             |ing' section in 'Side Quest' content   |
|              |             |and 'Quale' section in 'Secrets [Opt-  |
|              |             |ional Boss]' content for more details. |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

   _____________
  /Fist Weapons \
 /_______________\___________________________________________________
|Name          |Sell   |Atk  |Notes                          |Add ST |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Rune Claws    |14,400 | 83  |Legendary combat claws that    |Dark-  |
|              |       |     |use the power of darkness to   |ness   |
|              |       |     |unleash a destructive force    |       |
|              |       |     |beyond imagination.            |       |
|______________|_______|_____|_______________________________|_______|
|Equipped By   |Abilities    |Location Of The Weapon                 |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|
|Amarant       |Spare Change |Search left side of the area before    |
|              |(90)A        |heading up the stairs to fight Tiamat  |
|              |Demi Shock   |in Memoria. The location is quite well |
|              |(50)A        |hidden.                                |
|              |Revive(35)A  |                                       |
|______________|_____________|_______________________________________|

=======================================================================
II)Save The Queen
=======================================================================
To get Beatrix's Save The Queen, defeat Hades in Memoria to gain
access to the Legendary Synthesis Shop. You can purchase Save The
Queen sword if you have 50,000 gil and have a Javelin and a Silver
Gloves as the materials in your inventory. Only Beatrix can equip
Save The Queen and noone else. The only use I have found is to let
Amarant use the 'Throw' command and throw the sword at an enemy. It
does cost a great deal of damage this way. Anyway, this sword is
cool, right? [Please refer to 'Legendary Synthesis Shop' section
in the 'Secrets [General]' content and 'Hades' section in the
'Secrets [Optional Boss]' content for more details.]

_______________________________________________________________________

Content     - Miscellaneous
============
     i)Kalisto
    ii)Song Lyrics: Melodies Of Life
      -English
      -Japanese
      -Translation
   iii)Frequently-Asked-Questions
    iv)Credits
     v)Copyright Protected

_______________________________________________________________________

=======================================================================
I)Kalisto
=======================================================================
This is an exclusive information not found in any other faqs. Only
in 'ysf' faq. According to my friend, the pirated English copy of
Final Fantasy IX came out much earlier than the original English
version of Final Fantasy IX. I am not sure if this applies to other
countries but this definitely applies to Singapore. Somehow, places
like Philippines, Indonesia also have Kalisto versions.

My friend who bought the first batch of pirated Final Fantasy IX CD
told me this:

Everytime you play the pirated CD, you should see a nice AMIGA FONT
with the word 'KALISTO'. It also has a very cool background music.
It will ask you to 'PRESS ANY BUTTON!'. Press any button and the
usual logo with the words 'Published by Square Electronic Arts' will
appear and everything plays normally.

   _______________________________
  /Why buy it in the first place? \
 /_________________________________\_______________________________
|When my friend first saw the AMIGA FONT, he thought he had bought |
|the wrong game. Hahaha!!!                                         |
|__________________________________________________________________|

Here's the information that you might be interested:
a)Kalisto is name of a group of hackers online that released pirated
  versions of games, including games for systems like Dreamcast and
  PlayStation 2.
b)Somehow, they seem to have an 'inside man' [I act 'blur'!!! Don't
  go around spreading] in SquareSoft because they have Final Fantasy
  IX 2 weeks earlier. They also released Chrono Cross two weeks
  earlier than the actual release date.
c)Somehow, I made a mistake that you need the AMIGA FONT in order
  to play the pirated Final Fantasy IX. According to The Glow, they
  put their 'big names' there because Final Fantasy IX is a big title.
  [Put their big names there? As if they haven't hurt the industry
  enough!!!]
d)The Kalisto version should play like the normal original game,
  except that you will experience very frequent FMV gitches. A
  few examples are the sound goes bad on the South Gate with the
  Black Waltz on disc one, the last FMV on disc two with Garnet
  sitting by Brahnes grave and on disc three when the FMV shows
  Garnet cutting her hair.
e)I heard that they translated the pirated ones from a rom. I am
  not quite sure about this either. So far, my friend has spotted
  one translation difference in the pirated copies. For example,
  one of Steiner's action abilities is called Power Break. In the
  original English copy, it is called Power Strike. Also, in the
  main menu, for Kalisto version, instead of writing 'Key' item,
  it is written as 'Rare' item.

 __________________________________________________________________
|NOTE  |Please DO NOT e-mail me and ask me about pirated games.    |
|      |Piracy is a rather sensitive issue so I will refrain from  |
|      |talking about it. I ONLY know this MUCH about KALISTO.     |
|      |DON'T KEEP ASKING ME ABOUT KALISTO. But, if you know some  |
|      |new information regarding KALISTO or find any information  |
|      |here wrong about KALISTO, you are WELCOMED to inform me    |
|      |about it. Credits will be given.                           |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to The Glow <lordgokuo@mindspring.com> for telling  |
|      |me about my mistake in point c) [Corrected] and stuffs     |
|      |about Kalisto. Thanks to the new information he has given  |
|      |me, I have rewritten all the points from a) to c).         |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

 __________________________________________________________________
|Credit|Thanks to Eon Strife <eon_strife@yahoo.com> and Mr. Aljoriz|
|      |M. Dublin <aljay@i-cebu.com.ph> for some new information   |
|      |about Kalisto. But I won't add the information in, mainly  |
|      |because I feel that it might be too irrelevant.            |
|______|___________________________________________________________|

=======================================================================
II)Song Lyrics- Melodies Of Life
=======================================================================
Here is something that I can do for you, readers. Yes, it's the song
lyrics of Melodies Of Life, both in English and Japanese. With the
success of vocal songs like Xenogears' Small Two Of Pieces and Final
Fantasy VIII's Eyes On Me, Nobuo Uematsu's latest creation, Melodies
Of Life will definitely bring 'Final Fantasy Musical World' to a
whole new level. I have heard both the English and Japanese songs.
And, I will say that the Japanese song sounds much better than
English one. By the way, just to let you know, Melodies Of Life is
being sung by a Japanese singer, Emiko Shiratori. The English lyrics
are taken from this site:

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nstevens/lyrics/ff9.html#molj

Melodies of Life [English]
----------------

Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain
Melodies of life--love's lost refrain

Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud till they unfold
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name

A voice from the past, joining yours and mine
Adding up the layers of harmony
And so it goes, on and on
Melodies of life,
To the sky beyond the flying birds--forever and beyond

So far and away, see the bird as it flies by
Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky
I've laid my memories and dreams upon those wings
Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings

In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?

(repeat)

If I should leave this lonely world behind
Your voice will still remember our melody
Now I know we'll carry on
Melodies of life
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts
As long as we remember

The Japanese lyrics and the translation of the Japanese lyrics of
'Melodies Of Life' are done by Kaze Yagami <yagami@pacific.net.sg>

Melodies Of Life [Japanese]
----------------

Ate mo naku   Samayotteita
Te ga kari mo naku sagashi tsuzuketa
Anata ga kureta omoide wo
Kokoro wo iyasu uta ni shite

Yakusoku mo suru koto mo naku
Kawasu kotoba mo kimetari mo sezu
Dakishime   Soshite tashikameta
Hibi wa nido to kaeranu

Kioku no naka no te wo furu anata wa
Watashi no na wo yobu koto ga dekiru no?

Afureru sono namida wo
Kagayaku yuuki ni kaete
Inochi wa tsuzuku
Yoru wo koe
Utagau koto no nai ashita e to tsuzuku

Tobu tori no mukou no sora e
Ikutsu no kioku azuketa darou
Hakanai kibou mo yume mo
Todokanu basho ni wasurete

Meguriau no wa guuzen to ieru no?
Wakareru toki ga kanarazu kuru no ni

Kieyuku unmei de mo
Kimi ga ikiteiru kagiri
Inochi wa tsuzuku
Eien ni
Sono chikara no kagiri   Doko made mo

Watashi ga shinou to mo
Kimi ga ikiteiru kagiri
Inochi wa tsuzuku
Eien ni
Sono chikara no kagiri
Doko made mo tsuzuku

Melodies Of Life [Translation]
----------------
Wandered about without a destination
I searched on and on without a support
The memories that you gave me became a healing song to my heart

No promises were made then
No exchange of words are fixed too
Those days when we embraced and affirmed
Shall never return again

The picture of you waving hands in my memories
I can still hear you calling out my name

These tears that overflow shall become shining courage
Life will go on
Passing through the night
Continuing towards a doubtless tomorrow

Towards the sky where the soaring birds are
Various memories I shall probably leave
Those fruitless hopes and dreams
I shall forget them somewhere where I can't reach

Can a chanced meeting be called "by chance"
When the time that two must part will definitely come?

Even if it is a fate to fade
As long as you live
Life will go on
Forever   As long as that strength remains   Wherever it may be

Even if I shall die
As long as you live
Life will go on
Forever   As long as that strength remains
Goes on wherever it may be

=======================================================================
III)Frequently-Asked-Questions
=======================================================================
Thanks to the support from readers. The 'Frequently-Asked-Question'
section is here. Don't worry!!! I won't add too many questions unlike
my Final Fantasy VIII faqs.

If you have any questions that you would like to ask me, please read
below. You may find your answers to your problems here. More questions
will be added to the frequently-asked-question section with each new
update of the faq.

In future, if you wish to ask any questions, please read through this
frequently-asked-question section at least once. From now onwards, I
won't entertain anymore questions that can be found here in this
section. However, if the questions that you want to ask can be found
here and you still cannot solve it, feel free to e-mail me and tell
me what your problems are. If you don't describe the problems, then
I will not entertain. I hope you can understand that as I want to
reduce the number of junk mails that I get almost everyday. Also,
check out the TYPE OF E-MAILS that you should not SEND ME.

Last Updated:18th December 2000
============

Gameplay Related Questions: [Secrets and Side Quest, except Chocobo]
--------------------------
Here is a list of questions that are related to gameplay stuffs,
except Chocobo.

=======================================================================

 1)Why is the key item called 'Athlete Queen' but not 'Athlete King'?
   [Question by ysf and answer by David Casey <davidff7@hotmail.com>]

   The fat kid is named Hippaul. It seems to me that these ideas were
   derived from a Greek Myth "Atalanta and the three golden apples"
   where the athlete Queen Atalanta [Origin of Athlete Queen] decrees
   that any man who can beat her in a foot race becomes her husband.
   A man named Hippocrates [similar to Hippaul...] takes up the
   challenge and of course, wins the race.

=======================================================================

 2)After I give all the three rare coffees to Mr. Morrid, he says
   that he will mail the Mini-Prima Vista to you. But where do I
   need to go to recieve the Mini-Prima Vista?

   My apology to everyone! I have forgotten to put this information
   down in version 4.0 and earlier of my faq. After you have given
   all the three rare coffees to him, head to Tantalus hideout in
   Lindblum to find the Mini-Prima Vista model ship sitting on the
   floor near the bed.

=======================================================================

 3)I can't make Magical Fingertip to appear in the Treno's Aunction
   House.

   After purchasing these items, Mini-Cid, Griffin's Heart, Doga's
   Artifact, Une's Mirror and Rat Tail from the Treno's Auction
   House, sell Griffin's Heart, Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror and
   Rat Tail away. Magical Fingertip SHOULD appear.

=======================================================================

 4)What's the use of finding the eight Aloha T-shirts?

   Check out the section called 'Feed The Moogle Family'. I haven't
   really found any practical use for these Aloha T-shirts. Maybe,
   it's cool to have them in your inventory. I really don't know.
   If anyone knows the answer, you are welcomed to tell me.

=======================================================================

 5)Where can I find Hades? I want to defeat Hades to gain access to
   the Legendary Synthesis Shop. Please help me!!!

   I thought I have discussed the location of Hades very detailedly.
   In Memoria, you will reach an area where Quina thinks he is in the
   waters and he attempts to swim. After the conversation, search the
   right side of the screen to find a hidden area amongst the coral.
   Press the X button and you hear a mysterious voice. Choose not
   to leave and a fight with Hades soon occur. Upon defeating Hades,
   you gain access to the Legendary Synthesis Shop. Be patient if
   you can't find Hades. If you just search the right side of the
   screen in the CORRECT area where Quina thinks he is swimming,
   I GUARANTEE that you will find Hades.

=======================================================================

 6)Can you offer me some tips as to how to beat Ozma?

   Please refer to Heretic's Ozma faq for more details. If not, please
   refer to the 'Ozma' section in the 'Secrets [Ozma]' content for the
   strategies I used to defeat Ozma.

=======================================================================

 7)What is the true-identity of the Four-armed Man?

   Hmm... I don't want to reveal any spoiler. Anyway, I haven't gotten
   the 'S' rank yet but I do know his true identity. I will give you
   a hint. His identity starts with a letter 'G'. I suppose the hint
   is so OBVIOUS that you can guess who he is. And, DON'T e-mail me
   again and ask me about this question or is your guess about his
   identity correct or not. I will NOT ENTERTAIN anymore. Despite
   how much I have STRESSED that I am not going to ENTERTAIN such
   question, I still recieve several mails asking for the identity
   of Four-armed Man. If you have been playing many Final Fantasies
   all this while, you should be able to guess who Four-armed Man
   is VERY EASILY. If not, you just have to FIND it out yourself.

=======================================================================

 8)Where can I find Pumice to let Dagger's learn her last summon,
   Ark?

   There are two ways to learn Dagger's last summon, Ark. One way is
   to beat Hades and gain access to the Legendary Synthesis Shop.
   You need two Pumice Pieces and 50,000 Gil to get Pumice.

   The second way is a bit hard. You will get a Pumice as a spoil
   item immediately after you have defeated Ozma. But then, Ozma
   is not an easy boss. Please refer to 'Ozma' section in the
   'Secrets [Optional Boss]' content for the strategies on how to
   defeat Ozma.

=======================================================================

 9)How many ways are there to get Robe Of Lords?

   There are four different ways to get Robe Of Lords. You need only
   three Robe Of Lords since only Dagger, Eiko and Vivi can equip
   it.

   The first way is to play the Chocobo's Hot and Cold game and
   earn 10,000 points and exchange the points for Robe Of Lords by
   talking to the moogle, Mene.

   The second way is to play the Stellazzio: Zodiac Coins sidequest.
   Give the 12th coin to Queen Stella and you will recieve a Robe Of
   Lords as a reward.

   The third way is to defeat Hades and gain access to the Legendary
   Synthesis Shop. You need to have a White Robe, a Black Robe and
   30,000 Gil to get a Robe Of Lords.

   The fourth way is to let Zidane steal. Bosses like Ozma and Hades
   carry a Robe Of Lords. Equip Zidane's Master Thief ability,
   which can be learned from Thief Gloves [bought in Treno's Auction
   House.] and Bandit ability, which could be learn from Mythril
   Dagger, N-Kai Armlet to ensure that Zidane has a good chance of
   success stealing.

   As for me, I got one Robe Of Lords for playing the Stellazzio:
   Zodiac Coins sidequest, one from the Legendary Synthesis Shop
   and the third one by stealing it from Hades.

=======================================================================

10)I fought Ozma and I recieve 16,000 + exp but in your faq, you say
   Ozma will give 65,535 exp if you defeat it. Is this an error in
   the figures or not?

   No error. I didn't make any typo mistake this time. What it means
   is that 65,535 exp will be gained if there's only ONE character
   left in the party, with the other THREE members all DEAD at the
   END of the fight. If all the four party members are alive, all
   the four party members will recieve a exp of 16,383 EACH. This
   figure is obtained by dividing 65,535 by 4. If there's only THREE
   characters left at the end of the fight, with any other THREE
   dead, simply divide 65,535 by 3 to calculate the exp each character
   gains. If there's only TWO characters left, divide 65,535 by 2.
   I suppose everyone should be able to calculate this simple
   mathematical formula.

   I thought everyone might know it but it seems some don't. Anyway,
   thanks for pointing this question out to me. In fact, all the
   Exp gain found in ALL boss statistics in my faqs, I used the figure
   that shows how much Exp ONE will gain if all THREE party members
   are DEAD at the end of the fight.

=======================================================================

11)What's the use of the Autograph and Moogle Suit?

   Like everyone, I haven't found any use for these two key items.
   I found these two key items in Lindblum. If anyone finds any
   use for these two items, you are welcomed to inform me. Maybe,
   they serves not much purpose, other than to 'occupy' your Key
   Item inventory. If I am NOT wrong, I THINK these two key items
   also help to improve your 'Treasure Hunting Ranking.'

=======================================================================

Gameplay Related Questions: [Chocobo]
--------------------------
If you have any question that you want to ask regarding Chocobo,
please refer to the 'Frequently-Asked-Questions' section in my Final
Fantasy IX Chocobo Hot and Cold guide faq.

=======================================================================

Non-Gameplay Related Questions:
------------------------------
Here is a list of questions that are not relevant to gameplay but you
might be interested to ask.

=======================================================================

 1)Do you like Final Fantasy IX? Which is the best Final Fantasies?

   I am not going to answer anymore such questions, which I did in my
   Final Fantasy VIII faqs. You can find my opinions of other Final
   Fantasies [V to VIII] in ALL my Final Fantasy VIII faqs. As for
   my opinions about Final Fantasy IX, I have discussed a little bit
   in the 'Introduction' section of this faq. So, I am not going to
   discuss anything more.

=======================================================================

 2)When is Final Fantasy IX going to be out for the PC?

   I don't know. No official announcement has been made yet. Most
   likely, Final Fantasy IX is going to come out for the PC with
   five discs, including the installation disc. Maybe, somewhere
   next year in 2001. I don't know.

=======================================================================

 3)Why isn't there a PocketStation compatibility for Final Fantasy
   IX?

   Don't ask me? Ask Square. Maybe Square thinks that not many people
   have PocketStation and it's not wise to have a PocketStation
   minigame in Final Fantasy IX. To me, this seems to be a good news
   to me because I don't have a PocketStation.

=======================================================================

 4)Is it true that Square doesn't allow too much publicity for Final
   Fantasy IX and that they do not want publishers to release any
   walkthroughs for Final Fantasy IX?

   I heard about this news. You are right! Square felt that there's
   too much publicity on Final Fantasy VIII and because of that, too
   much spoilers are revealed. For Final Fantasy IX, they emphasise
   little on publicity. The ONLY English Final Fantasy IX guide sold
   in the market is Bradygames Official Final Fantasy IX guide. Of
   course, there's other Final Fantasy IX guide books as well but
   it's in other languages. For example, I think I saw one Final
   Fantasy IX guide books written in Chinese. I think it's published
   in Hong Kong. I'm not really sure.

=======================================================================

 5)Why does the Official Final Fantasy IX guidebook sucks so much?

   Don't ask me! Ask the author, Dan Birlew and the publisher,
   Bradygames. Like I said, instead of being ENHANCED by PlayOnline,
   the guide book is being DEGRADED by PlayOnline. In fact, I am
   VERY MAD with myself for buying the Official guidebook. They
   should have taken more time to design the online Final Fantasy
   IX guide at PlayOnline. You can easily tell that the online
   strategy guide at PlayOnline seems to be produced in a rush.
   Certain pages cannot be found when you type certain keywords
   in. When viewing information about Chocobo in PlayOnline, it
   says refer to the 'map below' but there ISN'T any MAP there.
   It's badly designed and the frame sucks.

   Let's not talk about the PlayOnline first. Let's talk about the
   Official guidebook. I can easily spot quite a few printing
   mistakes in the book. They should have taken some time and check
   carefully before they publish the book.

   I have a suggestion. If they want to prevent spoilers, I suggest
   they release a Final Fantasy IX strategy guide CD ROM, together
   with the book. Then, if gamers have further questions, they can
   see from the CD ROM. But then, I still prefer that they put all
   the information together in a SINGLE book. Something must be
   WRONG with Dan Birlew when he's writing the book. Maybe they know
   that the Offical guidebook will sell because it is written for
   Final Fantasy IX so they don't care about the contents. Maybe,
   they just want to please SquareSoft for doing this. I really
   don't know. That's just my personal opinion.

=======================================================================

 6)What is PlayOnline?

   PlayOnline belongs to SquareSoft. You can find more information
   about the site at www.playonline.com, plus information related
   to SquareSoft and maybe, future Final Fantasties. Upon going
   there, you can choose to enter a Japanese site or a North
   America site. There's also an online Final Fantasy IX strategy
   guide at PlayOnline, specifically designed to be used together
   with the Official Final Fantasy IX guidebook. In my opinion, the
   online strategy guide sucks but you can find a lot of Final
   Fantasy IX secrets there. By the way, you need to register to
   PlayOnline first. The keywords that are found in the Official
   Final Fantasy IX guidebook serves as a shortcut. There's also a
   menu there but in a javascript form. If your browser cannot view
   javascript, you have to know the keywords. Thanks to D. J. Jones
   <fenderguy84@hotmail.com> for telling me about the menu in
   javascript form at PlayOnline.

=======================================================================

 7)I can't log on to PlayOnline. Please help me!!!

   Don't ask me!!! Contact SquareSoft. I am not the one responsible
   for creating PlayOnline.

=======================================================================

 8)Why don't you let anymore websites to post your Final Fantasy IX
   Chocobo Hot and Cold guide faq and Final Fantasy IX Secrets and
   Side Quest guide faq?

   The reason is I find that it is VERY HARD for me to keep track
   of webmasters who have been posting my faqs. Some webmasters just
   post the faqs but always fail to update the faq. As a result, I
   am very annoyed by this. Furthermore, some webmasters even refuse
   to seek my permission before they post my faqs. A feeling tells
   me that I can't trust these webmasters anymore. In the past, I
   used to give permission to webmasters who has seek my permission.
   Hmm... It would be good if more people from all over the world
   can find my faqs if I let more webmasters to post my faqs in their
   sites. But now, I realise that this idea isn't turning up well.
   These two Final Fantasy IX faqs can ONLY be found in gamefaqs
   and no other places. And, webmasters, please do not ask me for
   any permission to POST any of my faqs.

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 9)Can you send me your updated faq?

   My most definite answer is no. If there's 1000 readers, do I always
   have to my updated faq to 1000 people. It will be VERY troublesome
   to me this way. Just go to www.gamefaqs.com and check if there's
   any updates in the 'What's New' section. Or, you can go and check
   out my contributor page at:

   http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/1821.html

   You can find all the faqs I have written, including reviews at
   my contributor page.

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10)Who is the singer who sung 'Melodies Of Life'?

   She is Emiko Shiratori, a Japanese singer, I suppose. I don't
   really know much about her.

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11)Do you have the lyrics of 'Melodies Of Life'?

   Yes. I have added the lyrics of 'Melodies Of Life' in my faq.
   Check it out yourself.

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12)Can I ask you a question regarding games via ICQ?

   In the past, I used to answer questions via ICQ. But now, I don't.
   I find that it's quite annoying when I was replying e-mails but
   the ICQ messages keep popping up and I have to answer so many
   questions together. If you have any question, do not ask me through
   the ICQ. E-mail me instead if you have any question.

   One more thing. Do NOT add my ICQ number to your CONTACT list.
   Though I put my ICQ number at every faq, I did not expect everyone
   to add my ICQ number to his or her contact list. The thing is I
   already have a lot of contacts in my ICQ list. Those ICQ numbers
   which I added to my contact list, are those who are my CLASSMATES,
   and my PENPALS.

   Even if you add my ICQ number to your contact list, I won't bother
   to add your ICQ number to my contact list. First, I HARDLY know
   you well so it's unlikely that I will chat with you via ICQ. I
   might as well save the trouble of adding your ICQ number to my
   contact list. Secondly, if you have any question regarding games,
   you can e-mail me and ask me. ICQ will not be needed at all. I
   hope you can understand this.

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E-mails That I Won't Entertain
------------------------------
 1)Don't ask me anymore questions related to FUTURE Final Fantasies.
 2)Don't ask me about superconsoles [PlayStation 2, Gamecube etc]
   like which game system will win the war in future.
 3)Don't ask me whether there will be a day that Square will develop
   games for Nintendo.
 4)Don't ask me about piracy games. Piracy is a sensitive issue.
   However, if you want to discuss about Kalisto, you can do so.
 5)No chain mails. I hate all these stuffs. Forward and forward...
 6)No offensive language.
 7)Question is NOT SPECIFIC enough. Don't ask me a question like
   you can't find a PARTICULAR PLACE without telling me WHICH PLACE.
 8)Question MUST be CLEAR and EASY TO UNDERSTAND. I will try and
   reply every mail I get but if I can't understand your question,
   I will not bother to reply.
 9)No other LANGUAGES, except ENGLISH. I can't read these languages.
   I only KNOW English and Chinese. No French, no German etc. But,
   try not to e-mail me using Chinese.
10)Don't e-mail me and ask me for permission to post this faq in your
   site. You should have seen the BIG NOTICE at the beginning of the
   faq.
11)No discussion of ANY REVIEWS.
12)Don't e-mail me and ASK ME WHERE to buy a PARTICULAR game.

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IV)Credits
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Finally, contributors get recognition. Finally, this faq is getting
good contributions from readers. This faq would not be possible
without the numerous contributions from readers. Thanks, everyone,
especially to those who has contributed in a way or another.

Myself <ysf@pacific.net.sg>
-  For typing, and almost everything you see here.

Kaze Yagami <yagami@pacific.net.sg>
-  Thanks for sending me the 'Chocograph and Dead Pepper treasures'
   World Map with Japanese names.
-  For telling me that you need not complete the four shrines to get
   a gold chocobo and get to Chocobo's Air Garden.
-  For the Japanese lyrics of 'Melodies Of Life' and thanks for doing
   a translation for the Japanese lyrics.
-  For telling me that Chocograph #8 is being found in Chocobo's
   Forest, not Chocobo's Lagoon.
-  Thanks for telling me some spelling mistakes.

Ng Yeow Leong <andy_ng_rulz@hotmail.com>
-  Thanks for sending me the 'Chocograph and Dead Pepper treasures'
   World Ma with English names.
-  For discussing Final Fantasy IX with me.
-  And same country, same school but different class.

<ebk@sfu.ca>
-  For telling me the line that Friendly Yan will say if you beat
   Ozma before encountering it.
-  For telling me how good Eiko's meal is cooked, will affect the
   dialogues that you will get later on.

Jesse Byers <jesseb@staff.hpnc.com>
-  For strategies on how to beat Quale.

Pork Chop <pcandpg@home.com>
-  For the 14th question and the answer asked by the Ragtime Mouse.

<Gotenks2432@aol.com>
-  For the 15th question and the answer asked by the Ragtime Mouse.

Brian Jakeman <chikarabrian@netscape.net>
-  For telling me more details about Chocobo's Revitalising Ability.

Timothy Leary <neurusilo@mindspring.com>
-  For telling me that you need the airship, Hilda Garde 3 before
   the last few Chocograph Pieces can appear to let you get a gold
   chocobo.

Chris Lynn <slacker@new.rr.com>
-  For telling me first that Chocograph #8 is being found in Chocobo's
   Forest, not Chocobo's Lagoon.

Oliver Surpless <osurpless@clarku.edu>
-  For telling me that Chocograph #8 is being found in Chocobo's
   Forest, not Chocobo's Lagoon.

The Glow <lordgokuo@mindspring.com>
-  For telling me new information about Kalisto. I have rewritten
   the points from a) to c).

<XNyarlathotep@aol.com>
-  Thanks to <XNyarlathotep@aol.com> for the information on how to
   get the maximum Collector's Rank.

David Casey <davidff7@hotmail.com>
-  For telling me a legend why the key item is called 'Athlete Queen'
   but not 'Athelete King'.

AdAm KuN <adam-kun@japan.com>
-  For informing me of an error in Chocograph #12. My apology to
   everyone.

Matt Cook <raven_iz_hardcore@hotmail.com>
-  For telling me that you need not complete the four shrines to get
   a gold chocobo and get to Chocobo's Air Garden.

Brett & Stacy <iczelion@mindspring.com>
-  For telling me that you need not complete the four shrines to get
   a gold chocobo and get to Chocobo's Air Garden.

Brian Carper <chwombat@classicgaming.com>
-  For telling me that you need not complete the four shrines to get
   a gold chocobo and get to Chocobo's Air Garden.

<rarofase@zipmail.com.br>
-  For discussing about the bonus points you get when playing the
   Chocobo Hot and Cold game.

Shaun Minor <shaunm@ameritech.net>
-  For telling me that you need to complete the four shrines to get
   a gold chocobo and get to Chocobo's Air Garden. Never mind if the
   information you give was wrong. I appreciate your efforts.

Eon Strife <eon_strife@yahoo.com>
-  For telling me some new stuffs about Kalisto.

Mr. Aljoriz M. Dublin <aljay@i-cebu.com.ph>
-  For telling me some new stuffs about Kalisto.

D. J. Jones <fenderguy84@hotmail.com>
-  For telling me that there's a menu in javascript form at
   PlayOnline.

Trifthen <trifthen@hotmail.com>
-  For writing a great Tetra Master faq.

Ruk Chan <kraiders@yahoo.com>
-  For writing a great Tantarian faq or Alexandria Book Survival
   Guide.

Heretic <MarkMat581@aol.com>
-  For writing a great Ozma faq.

Crono228 <blarosa@concentric.net>
-  For writing a great Japanese Final Fantasy IX Chocobo faq.

EChow <ikarishinji5@hotmail.com>
-  For writing a great Japanese Final Fantasy IX Secrets and Side
   Quest Guide faq.

Jeff "CjayC" Veasey
-  The webmaster of www.gamefaqs.com.
-  For his dedication and hard work to www.gamefaqs.com.
-  Thanks for hosting all my faqs and reviews.
-  Thanks for making me a contributor page.

Everyone
-  For reading this faq.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nstevens/lyrics/ff9.html#molj
-  For the English lyrics of Melodies Of Life.

SquareSoft  <www.SquareSoft.com>
-  For making an excellent Final Fantasy game.
-  For making a great Chocobo's Hot and Cold mini-game.

Playonline <www.playonline.com>
-  For making an online Final Fantasy IX strategy guide. I won't
   say this online guide is really great but playonline does
   contain some cool secrets that you will not find it anywhere.
-  For taking quite a couple of information from there and using
   them in my faq.

Bradygames Official Final Fantasy IX Guide Book- By Dan Birlew
-  For making the ONLY OFFICIAL guide book available in the market.
-  Supposed to be ENHANCED by PLayOnline but I felt it was
   DEGRADED by PlayOnline.
-  the 'MOST INNOVATIVE' official guidebook I have ever used.
   [Waste my money obviously!!!]

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